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): Downstream processing is an essential step prior to the marketing of a finished recombinant product. Reason (R): Biosynthetic stage requires continuous extraction of desired proteins without purification steps. 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.