Q. Assertion: mRNA does not require posttranscriptional processing in bacteria Reason: In bacteria, transcription occurs in nucleus while translation occurs in cytoplasm.
A) Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
B) Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not correct explanation of assertion.
C) Assertion is true, but reason is false.
D) Both assertion and reason are false.
Explanation
Post-transcriptional processing of mRNA do not occur in bacteria because both transcription and translation occur in the same compartment, due to the absence of nucleus in it.
Reviewed by Dr. Abubacker
Physics Educator & NEET/JEE Specialist
Ph.D. in Physics with 19+ years of teaching experience.