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NEET UG BIOLOGY MCQ: BIOTECHNOLOGY-PRINCIPLES AND PROCESSES

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Assertion: A single stranded DNA tagged with radioactive molecule is allowed to hydridise followed by autoradiography, the clone having the mutated gene does not appear.

Reason: The clone having the mutated gene does not appear on the photographic film as the probe used will not have complementarity with the mutated gene.
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Correct option: A
Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
Option A is correct. If the probe is complementary to the normal gene but not the mutated gene, it will not hybridize to the mutated gene, and no signal will appear on the autoradiograph.

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