Botany-Linkage & Recombination
NEET Botany Linkage & Recombination Assertion Reason Question
Type: Assertion Reason-assertion-Easy-Class 12
Assertion (A): Linkage occurs when genes are located close to each other on the same chromosome.
Reason (R): Linked genes are always inherited independently of each other.
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 C
Detailed Explanation
Linkage refers to the tendency of genes located near each other on the same chromosome to be inherited together, not independently. Therefore, the assertion is true, but the reason is false.
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