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Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: Streptokinase produced by the bacterium Streptococcus and modified by genetic engineering is used as a clot buster for removing clots from the blood vessels Reason: Cyclosporin A, is used as an immunosuppressive agent in organ transplant patients, is produced by the fungus Trichoderma polysporum

Options

  1. ABoth Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is correct explanation of Assertion
  2. BBoth Assertion and Reason are true but the Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
  3. CAssertion is true but the Reason is false
  4. DBoth Assertion and Reason are false

Correct answer

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

Step-by-step solution

Streptokinase produced by the bacterium Streptococcus and modified by genetic engineering is used as a clot buster for removing clots from the blood vessels . Cyclosporin A, is used as an immunosuppressive agent in organ transplant patients, is produced by the fungus Trichoderma polysporum

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