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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