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Assertion : GM foods are facing widerspread resistance by the people
Reason : GM foods hve mutated genes which cause infections and alleriges

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if both are true with reason being correct explanation

B

assertion true but correct explanation

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assertion true but reason is wrong

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both are wrong

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  6. Plasmid vector in DNA recombinant technology means

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  7. An example of gene therapy is

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  8. Which vector can clone only a small fragment of DNA

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  9. DNA polymerase is isolated from bacteria

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  10. Assertion (A) : Restriction endonucleases recognise short pallindromic...

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  11. What indicated ''A'' in give figure

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  12. In which field, application of biotechnology occurs

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