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Assertion: In four o'clock or snapdragon plant, a cross between a homozygous white-flowered individual and a homozygous red-flowered one produces pink-flowered plants.
Reason: In these plants, the flower colour is determined by three alleles. 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

Red

B

White

C

Red and White

D

Pink

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