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Assertion: DNA polymerase III can initiate the synthesis of new DNA strands.

Reason: DNA polymerase III has a 5' to 3' exonuclease activity that allows it to remove RNA primers and fill the gaps with DNA nucleotides.

Option: 1

Both assertion and reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.


Option: 2

Both assertion and reason are true, but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.


Option: 3

The assertion is true, but the reason is false.


Option: 4

The assertion is false, but the reason is true.


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The Assertion is false, as DNA polymerase III cannot initiate the synthesis of new DNA strands. Rather, it requires a pre-existing RNA primer to start the synthesis process. The Reason is true, as DNA polymerase III has a 5' to 3' exonuclease activity that allows it to remove RNA primers and fill the gaps with DNA nucleotides.

Option 4 is the correct answer.

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