NEET UG BIOLOGY MCQ: HUMAN HEALTH AND DISEASES

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Assertion (A): Western blotting and ELISA tests are used to detect HIV infection in human.
Reason (R): These two techniques use same genomic probes (RNA), which are found in HIV

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Correct option: C

Assertion is true but Reason is false

Option C is correct. Western blotting and ELISA are used to detect HIV, but they don't use the same genomic probes (RNA). ELISA detects antibodies, and Western blotting confirms the presence of viral proteins.

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