NEET 2022 · Class 12
Principles of Inheritance and Variation
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 [NEET-2022]
- (A)Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
- (B)Both (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
The NCERT line that answers it
Verbatim lineLater, it was found that Mendel's law of independent assortment does not hold true for the genes that were located on the same chromosomes.
- Chapter
- Principles of Inheritance and Variation
- Section
- 4.8.3 Chromosomal Disorders
- Page
- 26
- Words matched
- 14 of 14
The answer appears as a continuous sentence in NCERT. This is that sentence.
How this line gives the answer
0, emb=1.0, combined=1.0). Verified: high — The span explicitly states 'Mendel's law of independent assortment does not hold true for the genes that were located on the same chromosomes,' which directly supports assertion (A) being correct and contradicts reason (R) that claims closely located genes assort independently.
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