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CBSEENBI12003484

Assertion: A geneticist crossed two plants, he got 50% tall and 50% dwarf progenies.

Reason: It follows Mendelian law as one of the parent plant might be heterozygous.

  • If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion

  • If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion

  • If assertion is true but reason is false

  • If both assertion and reason are false.

Solution

A.

If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion

It can be explained as follows

or 50% tall, 50% dwarf progeny