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Assertion: In humans, the gamete contributed by male determines whether the child produced will be male or female.
Reason: Sex in humans is polygenic trait depending upon a cumulative effect of some genes on X-chromosome and some on Y-chromosome. 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 and the Reason is not the correct explanation of the Assertion. c) If Assertion is true but the Reason is false. d) If both Assertion and Reason are false.

A

Assertion is correct, reason is correct, reason is a correct explanation for assertion.

B

Assertion is correct, reason is correct, reason is not a correct explanation for assertion

C

Assertion is correct, reason is incorrect

D

Assertion is incorrect, reason is correct.

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C
In human, the gamete contributed by the maledetermineswhether thechildproduced will bemaleor female. Sex in humans isa polygenictraitdependinguponcumulative effect of some genes present on Ychromosome. Only sex in human is amonogenictrait.
In the following questions, a statement of Assertion is followed by a statement of Reason.
(a) If the 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 the Reasonisnotthecorrectexplanation ofthe Assertion.
(c) IfAssertion is true but Reason is false.
(d) If both Assertion and Reason are false.
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