Botany-Significance of Cell Division
NEET Botany Significance of Cell Division Assertion Reason Question
Type: Assertion Reason-assertion-Easy-Class 11
Assertion (A): Mitosis results in the formation of two genetically identical daughter cells. | Reason (R): During mitosis, the chromosomes cluster at opposite spindle poles and lose their identity as discrete elements.
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.
Correct Answer
Option B
Detailed Explanation
While both statements are true, the reason R does not explain the assertion A. Mitosis results in genetically identical cells because it involves the equal segregation of duplicated chromosomes, not because chromosomes lose their identity at the spindle poles.
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