Assertion :Restriction enzymes Hin and Hpa are produced from two different genera of bacteria. Reason: Hin is produced from Haemophilus while Hpa is produced from Hematococcus.
A
Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
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B
Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
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C
Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
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D
Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect
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Solution
The correct option is D Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect In the nomenclature of restriction enzymes, the first letter of the name of the genus in which given enzyme is discovered is written first in the capital. It is followed by the first two letters of species name of the organism and these three letters are generally written in italics. Hin and Hpa, both are produced from a single genus Haemophilus but from two different species i.e., H. influenzae and H. parainfluenza respectively.