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Assertion (a) :- An organism with lethal...

Assertion (a) :- An organism with lethal mutation may not even develop beyond the zygote stage.
Reason (R ) :- All types of gene mutations are lethal .

A

Both assertion and reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.

B

Both assertion and reason are true, but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.

C

Assertion is true but reason is false.

D

Both assertion and reason are false

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The correct Answer is:
b
Both assertion and reason are true, but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
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