Question

Assertion (A): Agrobacterium tumefaciens is a pathogen of several monocot plants.

Reason (R): It is able to deliver a piece of DNA known as 'T-DNA' to transform normal plant cells into a tumor.

Options

• Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).

• Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).

• Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.

• Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.

Answer 1

Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.

Explanation:

A is false, but R is true. Agrobacterium tumefaciens is a pathogen affecting several dicotyledonous plants.