Question

Assertion :A lock of Einstein's hair, if scientists could locate it and extract its DNA, could help in producing another Einstein, by cloning. Reason: The DNA extracted from the cell of an embryo at an early stage of development can be transferred to individual eggs which can be implanted into the uterus of a surrogate mother to give birth to an identical offspring.

• A. Both A and R are true but R is the correct explanation of A
• B. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
• C. A is true but R is false
• D. A is false but R is true

Answer 1

The correct option is C A is true but R is false

Option C is correct.

If scientists could locate it and extract its DNA from the hair follicle /root still attached to it then definitely in coming 50 years it is possible to clone Einstein from the lock of hair but it is not possible to clone an individual from the extracted DNA of an embryo in early stage for the development of others individual to produce identical offspring in a surrogate mother without zygote formation.