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Assertion: Transgenic animals are now used in toxicity testing of various toxic chemicals
Reason :Such animals carry gene which make them more sensitive to toxice substances

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If both Assertion & Reason are True & the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion

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It both Assertion & Reason are True but Reason is not a correct explanation of the Assetion

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If Assertion is True but the Reason is False

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If both Assertion & Reason are false

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ALLEN-BIOTECHNOLOGY AND MICROBES IN HUMAN WELFARE-Exercise IV
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  7. How are the transgenic animals advantageous to us?

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