NEET Biology question
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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): Parthenogenesis does not play any role in organic evolution. Statement 2 (Reason): In parthenogenesis, the unfertilized egg develops into a new organism without fertilization.
Solution
The reason correctly describes parthenogenesis (development of the unfertilised egg into a new organism), and the assertion is accepted as true in the sense that parthenogenesis, lacking genetic recombination from
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