NEETBiologyPrinciples of Inheritance and VariationMCQ+4 / −1
Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : Mendel's law of independent assortment does not hold good for the genes that are located closely on the same chromosome.
Reason (R) : Closely located genes assort independently.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
- ABoth (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
- BBoth (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
- C(A) is correct but (R) is not correct
- D(A) is not correct but (R) is correct
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