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Assertion: Mitosis maintains the genetic...

Assertion: Mitosis maintains the genetic simllarity of somatic cells.
Reason: Chromosomes do not undergo crossing over.

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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A
Mitosis has a genetically similar identical cell in which a parent cell divides into two daughter cell but chromosome no. remains constant.
It produces a genetically identical cell as it does not involve the genetic exchange or crossing over as in meiosis.
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