Assertion (A) >: The genetic information in AIDS virus in not encoded in DNA but in RNA. Reason (R) > : Both DNA and RNA have the capacity to replicate.

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Assertion (A): The genetic information in AIDS virus in not encoded in DNA but in RNA.
Reason (R) : Both DNA and RNA have the capacity to replicate.

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Science

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IES

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{'rna': [3, 0, 0, 1], 'aids virus': [1, 0, 0, 0], 'dna': [3, 1, 1, 2], 'genetic information': [2, 0, 0, 0]}

Option 1 states that both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, and that Reason (R) is the correct explanation for Assertion (A).

Assertion (A) states that the genetic information in the AIDS virus is not encoded in DNA but in RNA. This is true because the AIDS virus is a retrovirus, which means it carries its genetic information in the form of RNA instead of DNA.

Reason (R) states that both DNA and RNA have the capacity to replicate. This is also true because both DNA and RNA can undergo replication, which is the process by which genetic information is copied to produce new strands of DNA or RNA.

Option 2 states that both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation for Assertion (A). However, since Reason (R) is a correct explanation for Assertion (A), option 2 is incorrect.

Option 3 states that Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false. This option is correct because although both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, Reason (R) is not the correct explanation for Assertion (A).

Option 4 states that Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (