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NEET UG BIOLOGY MCQ: BIOTECHNOLOGY AND ITS APPLICATIONS

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Assertion (A): Using Agrobacterium vectors, nematode-specific genes were introduced into the host plant.
Reason (R): A Solanaceae member Meloidegyne incognitia infects the roots of tobacco plants and causes a great reduction in yield.

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Correct option: C

Assertion is true but reason is false

Option C is correct because the assertion is true, but the reason is false; Meloidegyne incognita does infect tobacco roots, but it's controlled using RNA interference, not Agrobacterium vectors directly introducing nematode-specific genes.

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