Consider the following statements: 1. Adam Osborne produced the first portable computer. 2. Ian Wilmut created the first cloned sheep. Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?
- A1 only
- B2 only
- CBoth 1 and 2Correct
- DNeither 1 nor 2
Explanation
The correct answer is C because both statements are historically accurate.
Statement 1 is correct because Adam Osborne released the Osborne 1 in 1981. It is recognized as the first commercially successful portable computer, featuring a built in screen and keyboard in a suitcase like design.
Statement 2 is correct because Sir Ian Wilmut was the leader of the research team at the Roslin Institute that successfully cloned Dolly the sheep in 1996. Dolly was the first mammal to be cloned from an adult somatic cell using the process of nuclear transfer.
Since both individuals are correctly credited with these specific scientific and technological milestones, the answer is Both 1 and 2.
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