NEET Biology question

Assertion: Comparative biochemistry provides strong evidence in favour of the common ancestry of living beings. Reason: The genetic code is universal.

(A)Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is correct explanation for Assertion
(B)Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is not correct explanation for AssertionCorrect
(C)Assertion is True, Reason is False
(D)Assertion is False, Reason is True

Answer: (B)

Solution

Comparative biochemistry (shared metabolic pathways, proteins and nucleic acids across organisms) is indeed strong evidence for common ancestry, so the Assertion is true, and the

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