Botany-Mendel's Laws

NEET Botany Mendel's Laws Assertion Reason Question

Type: Assertion Reason-assertion-Hard-Class 12

Assertion (A): Down's syndrome is caused by the presence of an additional copy of chromosome 21. | Reason (R): Down's syndrome is an example of a chromosomal disorder resulting from trisomy.

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 A

Detailed Explanation

Down's syndrome is indeed caused by trisomy of chromosome 21, making both the assertion and reason true, with R explaining A.

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