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Assertion: The nematode parasite could not survive in a transgenic plant expressing specific interfering RNA
Reason :The sense & anti -sense RNA in host are complemenatry & forms a ds RNA, thus silenced the specific m RNA of nematod

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If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.

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If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.

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If assertion is true but reason is false.

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If both assertion and reason are false.

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