NEET Biology question

Biology Biotechnology and Its Applications NEET

Statement 1: *Flavr savr* is a transgenic tomato which remains fresh and retains its flavour for a long time. Statement 2: Production of the polygalacturonase enzyme, which degrades pectin, is blocked in *Flavr savr*.

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

Answer: (A)

Solution

Flavr Savr tomato genuinely stays fresh and retains flavour far longer than ordinary tomatoes, and this is directly and correctly explained by the

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