Question

Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason(R).
Assertion (A) : Mendel's law of Independent assortment does not hold good for the genes that are located closely on the same chromosome.
Reason (R): Closely located genes assort independently. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• A. (A) is not correct but (R) is correct
• B. Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
• C. Both (A) and (R) are correct but ( R ) is not the correct explanation of (A)
• D. (A) is correct but ( R ) is not correct

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

Correct answer is (d) (A) is correct but ( R ) is not correct