Given below are two statements: In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
- Both Statement I and Statement II are false.
- Statement I is true but Statement II is false.
- Statement I is false but Statement II is true.
- Both Statement I and Statement II are true.
Answer
(4) Both Statement I and Statement II are true.
Solution
Statement I: The 2′-OH group makes RNA labile and reactive, and RNA is less stable than DNA, so RNA mutates at a faster rate — true.
Statement II: Consequently, viruses having an RNA genome and a shorter life span mutate and evolve faster — true.
Answer: (4)