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Assertion: Claspers of certilage fishes are analogous to penis of human male
Reason: Both act as copulatory organs and transfer the sperms into female

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 both the assertion and reason are false

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In some cartilaginous fishes e.g. dogfish, it bears claspers that function as intromittent organ for ejection of sperm into female vagina function analogous to penis.
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