Question

In the following Question, the Assertion and Reason have been put forward. Read the statements carefully and choose the correct alternative from the following:

Assertion: When pure breed tall plants are crossed with pure breed short plants, all the plants in F₁ progeny are tall. When the tall plants of F₁ progeny are crossed, short plants re-appear in F₂ progeny.

Reason: Traits are independently inherited.

Options

• Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion.

• The Assertion and the Reason are correct but the Reason is not the correct explanation of the Assertion.

• The assertion is true but the Reason is false.

• The statement of the Assertion is false but the Reason is true.

Answer 1

Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion.