Botany-Cell Cycle Phases
NEET Botany Cell Cycle Phases Assertion Reason Question
Type: Assertion Reason-assertion-Easy-Class 11
Assertion (A): In animals, mitotic cell division is only seen in diploid somatic cells. | Reason (R): Some cells enter the quiescent stage (G0) and remain metabolically active but do not proliferate.
A
Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
B
Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
C
(A) is true, but (R) is false.
D
(A) is false, but (R) is true.
Correct Answer
Option B
Detailed Explanation
Both statements are correct as per the NCERT context, but the reason (R) does not explain why mitotic division in animals is restricted to diploid somatic cells.
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