NEET Botany Significance of Cell Division Assertion Reason Question
Assertion (A): Mitosis results in the production of two daughter cells with identical genetic material.
Reason (R): Mitosis involves the pairing and crossing over of homologous chromosomes.
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
A is true but R is false.
A is false.
Correct Answer
Detailed Explanation
The assertion is true because mitosis leads to two genetically identical daughter cells. The reason is false as pairing and crossing over of homologous chromosomes occur in meiosis, not mitosis.
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