NEET Biology question

Biology Biotechnology and Its Applications NEET

Statement 1: USA's patent of brazzein is an example of biopiracy. Statement 2: Brazzein a protein obtained from West African plant, Pentadiplandra brazzeana and the gene encoding it has been patented by USA.

(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

Statement 2 directly explains statement 1: the USA patenting brazzein and its gene, both derived from a West African plant,

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