NEETZoologyBiotechnology and Its Applications
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): Milk produced by the transgenic cow, Rosie, is a nutritionally more balanced product for human babies than natural cow milk. Reason (R): The milk of Rosie contains the human protein - 1 -antitrypsin, which is essential for human babies. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answe
Options
- ABoth (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
- BBoth (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
- C(A) is true but (R) is false
- D(A) is false but (R) is true
Correct answer
C. (A) is true but (R) is false
Step-by-step solution
Assertion (A) is true because the first transgenic cow, Rosie, produced human protein-enriched milk (2.4 grams per litre) which was nutritionally a more balanced product for human babies than natural cow milk. Reason (R) is false because the milk of Rosie contained the human protein alpha-lactalbumin, not - 1 -antitrypsin. The human protein - 1 -antitrypsin is obtained from transgenic animals to treat emphysema. Therefore, (A) is true but (R) is false. Answer: (A) is true but (R) is false