Botany-Mendel's Laws

NEET Botany Mendel's Laws Assertion Reason Question

Type: Assertion Reason-assertion-Medium-Class 12

Assertion (A): Mendel proposed that traits are passed down unchanged from parent to offspring. | Reason (R): Mendel's experiments on garden peas showed that factors for traits are found in pairs known as alleles.

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

Mendel's experiments demonstrated that traits are inherited through factors (genes) which are present in pairs (alleles), confirming that traits are passed unchanged.

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