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Assertion: Photomodulation of flowering is phytochrome-regulated process.
Reason: Active form of phytochrome (Pfr) directly induces floral induction in shoot buds.

A

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

B

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

C

If the assertion is true but the reason is false

D

If the assertion is false but the reason is true

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D
Phytochrome is a photoreceptor, a pigment that plants use to detect light. It regulates photoperiodic induction of flowering and light-induced seed germination.
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