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Assertion: In several fungi and plants, the term heterothallic and dioecious are used to denote the unisexual condition.
Reason: In flowering plants, the unisexual male flower is staminate, i.e, bearing stamens, while the female is pistillate, i.e., bearing pistils.

A

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

B

If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.

C

If assertion is true but reason is false.

D

If both assertion and reason are false.

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The correct Answer is:
B
• In several fungi and plants, the term heterothallic and dioecious are used to denote the unisexual condition.
• In flowering plants, the unisexual male flower is staminate, i.e bearing stamens, while the female is pistillate, i.e bearing pistils.
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