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AIIMS 2002
Exam
AIIMS
Year
2002
Subject
Botany
Chapter
Biological Classification

AIIMS 2002 · Botany · Biological Classification

Assertion : Plasmids are double stranded extrachromosomal DNA....

Assertion : Plasmids are double stranded extrachromosomal DNA. Reason : Plasmids are possessed by eukaryotic cells.

Options

  1. AIf both the assertion and reason are true and reason is a correct explanation of the assertion.
  2. BIf both assertion and reason are true but assertion is not a correct explanation of the assertion.
  3. CIf the assertion is true but the reason is false.
  4. DIf both assertion and reason are false.

Correct answer

C. If the assertion is true but the reason is false.

Step-by-step solution

Plasmids are found mostly in prokaryotic cells and yeasts. They do not form a part of the normal chromosomal DNA of a cell and are capable of replicating independently. They constitute extrachromosomal DNA.
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