Given below are two statements : One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Telomeres are unique structures at the ends of linear chromosomes. Telomeres are replicated by telomerase, a specialized polymerase that carries its own RNA template.
Reasons (R): In the lagging strand in prokaryotes, first an RNA primer is synthesized by primase, like leading strand synthesis, DNA polymerase III binds to RNA primer and adds deoxy ribonucleotides.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
1
Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
2
Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A)
3
(A) is correct but (R) is not correct
4
(A) is not correct but (R) is correct