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NEET UG BIOLOGY MCQ: CELL-CYCLE & CELL DIVISION
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Assertion: Variations are critical for the process
of evolution.
Reason : Meiosis increases the genetic
variability in the population of organisms from
one generation to the next.
of evolution.
Reason : Meiosis increases the genetic
variability in the population of organisms from
one generation to the next.
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Correct option: B
If both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason
is not the correct explanation of Assertion
is not the correct explanation of Assertion
Option B (If both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion) is correct because both variations being critical for evolution and meiosis increasing genetic variability are true statements, but the latter doesn't directly explain the former.
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