NEET Biology question

Statement 1: *Hirudin* is a protein that prevents blood clotting. Statement 2: The gene encoding hirudin is transferred into *Brassica napus*, where hirudin accumulates in the seeds.

(A)Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is correct explanation for Assertion
(B)Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is not correct explanation for AssertionCorrect
(C)Assertion is True, Reason is False
(D)Assertion is False, Reason is True

Answer: (B)

Solution

Both statements are independently true — hirudin genuinely is an anticoagulant protein, and its gene has indeed been transferred into *Brassica napus* seeds for commercial production — but the second

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