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Assertion : Homologous organs have commo...

Assertion : Homologous organs have common ancestry and similar function.
Reason : Analogous organs have unlike origin and dissimilar function.

A

If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion

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If both the assertion and reason are ture but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion

C

If the assertion is true but the reason is false

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If both the assertion and reason are false

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Homologous organs are those which have the same essential structure, which they inherit from common ancestors though they may be very differently modified in adaptation to different function. Analogous organs are structurally different which get modified to perform similar function.
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