Biology · Principles of Inheritance and Variation
Assertion (A): Gene pairs present on the same chromosome may be tightly linked or loosely linked. Reason (R): The frequency of recombination between gene pairs on the same chromosome can be used as a measure of the distance between genes to map their position on the chromosome. Choose the correct option:
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- 1Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.
- 2Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.✓
- 3Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
- 4Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
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Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
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