I: | Specific process where exogenous genetic material is directly taken up and incorporated by a cell through its cell membrane. |
II: | The process by which an animal cell acquires the properties of cancer. |
a. | Intravenous drug abusers are at a high risk of acquiring HIV infection. |
b. | Chemical carcinogens like UV rays and X-rays cause neoplastic transformation. |
c. | Cancer is the most dreaded infections disease in humans. |
d. | Drug used in chemotherapy besides targeting cancer cells, also inhibit the proliferation of normal cells in the body leading to hair loss and anaemia. |
Assertion (A): | Early detection of cancer increases the likelihood of successful treatment. |
Reason (R): | Techniques like MRI and CT scans are effective in detecting cancers at an early stage. |
1. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
2. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
3. | (A) is True but (R) is False. |
4. | (A) is False but (R) is True. |