Botany-(general)
NEET Botany (general) Assertion Reason Question
Type: Assertion Reason-assertion-Hard-Class 11
Assertion (A): In animal cells, mitotic cell division occurs only in diploid somatic cells. | Reason (R): In plants, mitotic divisions can occur in both haploid and diploid cells.
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 A
Detailed Explanation
The assertion is true as mitotic division is restricted to diploid somatic cells in animals. The reason explains that in plants, mitotic division can occur in both haploid and diploid cells, which supports the assertion.
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