Q.

Given below are two statements. One is labelled Assertion (A) and the other is labelled Reason (R).

Assertion(A):In the enzyme name E coRI,the letter 'R' originates from the genus name of the bacteria from which it is isolated.

Reason(R): E coRI is named after a palindromic nucleotide sequence it recognises.

In light of the above statements,choose the correct answer from the options given below.
 

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a

(A) is true but (R) is false.

b

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

c

Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

d

Both (A) and (R) are false.

answer is D.

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The convention for naming these enzymes is the first letter of the name comes from the genus and the second two letters come from the species of the prokaryotic cell from which they were isolated, e.g., EcoRI comes from Escherichia coli RY 13. In EcoRI, the letter ‘R’ is derived from the name of strain. Roman numbers following the names indicate the order in which the enzymes were isolated from that strain of bacteria.

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Given below are two statements. One is labelled Assertion (A) and the other is labelled Reason (R).Assertion(A):In the enzyme name E coRI,the letter 'R' originates from the genus name of the bacteria from which it is isolated.Reason(R): E coRI is named after a palindromic nucleotide sequence it recognises.In light of the above statements,choose the correct answer from the options given below.