Given below are two statements. One is labelled as Assertion and the other is labelled as…
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Given below are two statements. One is labelled as Assertion and the other is labelled as Reason.
STATEMENT- 1 (Assertion): Today, we have high β-carotene golden rice, produced by genetic engineering.
STATEMENT- 2 (Reason): Genes have been added to golden rice to enhance its β-carotene content and thus combat vitamin A deficiency.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
- Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion
- Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
- Assertion is true but Reason is false
- Both Assertion and Reason are false
Answer
(A) Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion
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