Assertion (A) >: A lock of Einsteins hair, if scientists could locate it and extract its DNA, could help in producing another Einstein, by cloning. Reason (R) >: The DNA extracted from the cell of an embryo at an early stage of development, can be transfe

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Q: 116 (IAS/1994)

Assertion (A): A lock of Einstein’s hair, if scientists could locate it and extract its DNA, could help in producing another Einstein, by cloning.
Reason (R): The DNA extracted from the cell of an embryo at an early stage of development, can be transferred to individual eggs which in turn can be implanted into the uterus of a surrogate mother to give birth to an identical off spring. In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct ?
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Science

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IAS

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{'dna': [3, 1, 1, 2], 'einstein': [0, 1, 1, 1], 'embryo': [0, 1, 0, 0], 'scientists': [2, 2, 8, 11], 'hair': [5, 1, 2, 7], 'surrogate mother': [0, 1, 0, 0], 'individual eggs': [0, 1, 0, 0], 'birth': [11, 1, 4, 9]}