Assertion: Eukaryotic genomes are larger and more complex compared to prokaryotic genomes.
Reason: Eukaryotes have a larger number of DNA polymerases, such as pol α, pol β, pol γ, pol δ, and pol ε, which play major roles during replication and contribute to the larger size and complexity of eukaryotic genomes.
Both the assertion and the reason are true, and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion.
Both the assertion and the reason are true, but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion.
The assertion is true, but the reason is false.
The assertion is false, but the reason is true.
The assertion correctly states that eukaryotic genomes are larger and more complex compared to prokaryotic genomes. This is due to various factors such as the presence of introns, non-coding regions, repetitive sequences, and a more complex regulatory network. However, the reason provided is incorrect. The number of DNA polymerases in eukaryotes does not directly contribute to the larger size and complexity of their genomes. DNA polymerases are involved in DNA replication, but the complexity of eukaryotic genomes is determined by various other factors beyond the number of polymerases.
Option 3 is the correct answer.