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Assertion:Vestigial organs are greatly r...

Assertion:Vestigial organs are greatly reduced and functionless
Reason:These organs were fully developed and functional in the ancestral forms, but are gradually disappearing due to change in the mode of life of their descendants .

A

If both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion

B

If both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion

C

If Assertion is true but Reason is false.

D

If both Assertion and Reason are false

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