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[A]: Plasmids are single stranded extrac...

[A]: Plasmids are single stranded extrachro- mosomal DNA.
[R]: Plasmids are possessed by eukaryotic cells.

A

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

B

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

C

If the assertion is true but the reason is false.

D

If both assertion and reason are false.

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C
Plasmids are found mostly in prokaryotic cells and yeasts. They do not form a part of the normal chromosomal DNA of a cell and capable of replicating independently . It constitutes a form of extra-chromosomal DNA.
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