Assertion :Cattle breeds can be improved by super ovulation and embryo transplantation. Reason: Superovulation in high milk-yielding cows is induced by hormonal injection.

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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Solution

The correct option is B Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion.
Superovulation is a method to produce mature ova at an accelerated rate or in a large number at one time. Cattle is given an intramuscular injection of pregnant mare's serum gonadotrophin (PMSG) for superovulation. The ova produced by superovulation are used for in vitro fertilization. In in vitro fertilization, the ova and sperm are fertilized in the lab and healthy embryos are selected for transplantation. Selection of healthy embryos helps in improving cattle breed and the reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
Thus, the correct answer is option B.

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