Question

Assertion (A): mRNA has some untranslated regions that are not translated.

Reason (R): UTRs are required for efficient translation.

Options

• Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true, and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.

• Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true, but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.

• Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.

• Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are false.

Answer 1

Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true, and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.

Explanation:

Both statements are true. UTRs are not translated into protein, but they help ensure efficient translation.