NEET Biology question

BiologyReproduction in OrganismsNEET

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Each question contains ASSERTION (Assertion) and REASON (Reason). Each question has 4 choices (a), (b), (c) and (d), out of which ONLY ONE is correct: (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 Assertion. (c) Assertion is True, Reason is False. (d) Assertion is False, Reason is True.

Statement 1 (Assertion): Zygote is a single cell. Statement 2 (Reason): Two haploid cells fuse to form two diploid cells.

Answer: (C)

Solution

The zygote is indeed a single cell formed by fertilisation, so the assertion is true, but the reason is false because the fusion of two

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