Direction for: In each of the following questions a statement of Assertion is given followed by a corresponding statement of Reason just below it. Of the statements mark the correct answer as
Assertion: An organism with lethal mutation may not even develop beyond the zygote stage. Reason: All types of gene mutations are lethal.A) If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
B) If both assertion and reason are true but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
C) If assertion is true statement but reason is false.
D) If both assertion and reason are false.
Correct Answer: C
Solution :
Organisms with lethal mutation bear lethal genes that result in the death of the individual carries them. The completely lethal genes usually cause death of the zygote. Mutation is a sudden heritable change in the sequence of genes occurring on the chromosomes. Mutation may be beneficial, normal, sub-lethal or lethal.
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