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Assertion: During mutation a gene may un...

Assertion: During mutation a gene may undergo a sudden change in expression due to the change in composition.
Reason: Some genes mutate more than one and have more than two alleles.

A

Both Assertion and reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion

B

both Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is not the correct explanation of the Assertion

C

Assertion is true, but the Reason is false

D

Assertion is false, but the reason is true

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The correct Answer is:
B
vii. Mutation is a heritable change in the nucleotide sequence (gene) of a chromosome. A gene has two alternative forms, i.e. alleles, one being dominant and the other recessive. One being wild and other mutant. The mutant form is developed from wild form due to mutation.
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