Biology · Principles and Processes in Biotechnology

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): Agrobacterium tumefaciens is widely used as a natural genetic engineer for dicot plants. Reason (R): The tumor-inducing (Ti) plasmid of Agrobacterium tumefaciens has been modified into a non-pathogenic cloning vector. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A).
3. is true but (R) is false.
4. is false but (R) is true.