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Assertion :Assertion: In plant cells, during S-phase, DNA replication begins in the nucleus, and the centriole duplicates in the cytoplasm. Reason: If the initial amount of DNA is denoted as 2n at G1, even after S-phase the amount of DNA remains the same i.e., 2n.

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Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
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Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
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Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
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Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect
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The correct option is D Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect
D. Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect
Solution : In plant cells centrioles are absent and only present in animal cells. The initial amount of DNA is denoted as 2n at G1 and after S phase the amount of DNA is doubled that is 4n
So the correct answer is " Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect".

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