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Assertion (A): Scientists can cut apart and paste together DNA molecules at will, regardless of the source of the molecules.
Reason (R): DNA fragments can be manipulated using restriction endonucleases and DNA ligases.

Assertion (A): Scientists can cut apart and paste together DNA molecules at will, regardless of the source of the molecules.
Reason (R): DNA fragments can be manipulated using restriction endonucleases and DNA ligases. Correct Answer Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

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