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Assertion Flavr savr a transgenic tomator remains fresh and remains their flavour for long time.
Reason Production of polygalacturonase enzyme, which degrades pectin, was blocked in Flavr savr.

A

Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.

B

Both Assertion and Reason are true, but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion

C

Assertion is ture, but Reason is false.

D

Assertion is false, but Reason is true.

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A
Flavr savr' is transgenic tomato variety . Fruits of this variety remain fresh and ratain their flavour much longer than normal fruits. It happens in the blockage of the production of pectin degrading enzyme, polygalacturonase.
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