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Questions
Assertion: Functional ADA cDNA genes must be inserted in the lymphocytes at the early embryonic stage.
Reason: Cells in the embryonic stage are mortal, differentiated and easy to manipulate.
Assertion: Functional ADA cDNA genes must be inserted in the lymphocytes at the early embryonic stage in gene therapy for ADA deficiency.
Reason: Cells in the embryonic stage are immortal, differentiated and easy to manipulate.
Options
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
A is true but R is false.
A is False but R is true.
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Solution
A is true but R is false.
Explanation:
A is true, but R is false. R can be corrected as embryonic cells are immortal, undifferentiated, and easy to control. Embryonic cells are pluripotent, meaning they can develop into any somatic cell type.
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