With reference to the above passage, the following assumptions have been made: Genome editing does not require the transfer of genes from one plant to another. Through genome editing, the chosen genes can be altered precisely in a manner akin to the natural process that helps plants to adapt to the environmental factors. Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?
1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
Theme is “Genome editing”. Both the assumptions are valid. Statement 1 is evident from ‘Researchers use ‘molecular scissors’ to dissect the genome and repair it..’. Statement 2 looks like the summary of the passage. It is correct. Hence answer is (c).
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