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Assertion Cytotaxonomy involves the cytological information for classification purposes.
Reason Chemotaxonomy is based on the chemical constituents of plants.

A

Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion

B

Both Assertion and Reason are true, but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion

C

Assertion is true, but Reason is false

D

Assertion is false, but Reason is true

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B
Cytotaxonomy uses cytological informations of cell such as chromosome number, structure and behaviour of chromosomes during meiosis for classification purposes on the other hand chemotaxonomy is based on the chemical constituents of plants, e.g. the fragrance and taste vary from species to species due to the presence of various types of chemicals.
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