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Statement (S): Species are groups of potentially interbreeding natural populations that are isolated from other such groups
Reason (R): Reproductive isolation brings about distinctive morphological characters

A

Both (S) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explation of (S)

B

Only (S) is true, (R) is false

C

Both (S) and (R) are wrong

D

Both (S) and (R) are true, but (R) is not correct explantion of (S)

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