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Assertion: In mitosis, prophase has no substages.
Reason: In meiosis, prophase has six substages.

A

Both assertion and reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of assertion.

B

Both assertion and reaso are true, but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.

C

Assertion is true, but reason is false

D

Assertion is false, but reason is true

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C
Prophase-I stage of meiosis is more complicated and prolonged as compared to the prophase stage of mitosis. Prophase-I is divided into five substages, i.e, leptotene, zygotene, pachytene, diplotene and diakinesis. Each stage is characterised by different events.
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