Question

Assertion: In bacteria the transcription and translation can be coupled.
Reason: In bacteria, transcription and translation take place in the same compartment.

• A. Both assertion and reason are true and the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
• B. Both assertion and reason are false.
• C. Assertion is true but reason is false.
• D. Both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.

Answer 1

The correct option is D Both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.

Bacteria being a prokaryote, do not have a nuclear membrane. The chromosomal DNA lies freely in the cytoplasm. Prokaryotic transcription is the process in which messenger RNA transcribes the genetic material to be translated for the production of proteins. Prokaryotic transcription occurs in the cytoplasm alongside translation. Prokaryotic transcription and translation can occur simultaneously.