Updated: Question in GATE 2012 Biotechnology (BT) Question Paper

A question in GATE 2012 Bio Technology Paper with Solution has been updated:

Determine the correctness or otherwise of the following Assertion (a) and Reason (r ).

|Assertion|:|The production of secondary metabolites in plant cell cultures is enhanced by the addition of elicitors| |Reason|:|Elicitors induce the expression of enzymes responsible for the biosynthesis of secondary metabolites|

1. (a) is true but (r ) is false
2. (a) is false but (r ) is true
3. Both (a) and (r ) are true and (r ) is the correct reason for (a)
4. Both (a) and (r ) are true but (r ) is not the correct reason for (a)