NEET Biology question

**Statement 1:** Special methods are used for transformation, i.e., the incorporation of recombinant DNA into a host. **Statement 2:** DNA is a hydrophilic molecule.

(A)Both statements are true and Statement 2 is the correct explanation of Statement 1Correct
(B)Both statements are true but Statement 2 is not the correct explanation of Statement 1
(C)Statement 1 is true but Statement 2 is false
(D)Statement 1 is false but Statement 2 is true

Answer: (A)

Solution

Both statements are true, and Statement 2 explains Statement 1: because DNA is a large, hydrophilic (polar, negatively charged) molecule, it cannot simply diffuse across the hydrophobic lipid bilayer of a cell membrane on

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