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  4. Assertion (A) Mitosis occurs in apical meristems and lateral meristem. Reason (R) Apical and lateral meristems are responsible for growth of plants.

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Q. Assertion (A) Mitosis occurs in apical meristems and lateral meristem.
Reason (R) Apical and lateral meristems are responsible for growth of plants.

Cell Cycle and Cell Division

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Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
The apical and lateral meristems of a plants are the regions which contribute to the overall (primary and secondary) growth of plants. This growth occurs by rapid mitotic division in these regions.