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Assertion : Heterochromatin is genetical...

Assertion : Heterochromatin is genetically inactive.
Reason. : It lacks genes.

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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The correct Answer is:
C
Heterochromatin is a densely packed chromatin matter. It is transcriptionally inactive but it has functional genes.
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