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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Biotechnology and its Applications

Question:

Assertion: FlavrSavr, a transgenic tomato which remains fresh and retains their flavour for long time.
Reason: Production of polygalacturonase enzyme, which degrades pectin, is blocked in FlavrSavr.

Options:

Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.

Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are correct  but R is not the correct explanation of A.

Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is not correct.

Both Assertion (A) and Reason are false (F ).

Correct Answer:

Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.

Explanation:

FlavrSavr is a transgenic tomato variety. Fruits of this variety remain fresh and retain their flavour for much longer than normal fruits. It happens due to the blockage of the production of pectin degrading enzyme polygalacturonase.

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