Assertion :Geitonogamy is functionally cross pollination and genetically self pollination. Reason: It involves pollinating agent but pollen grains come from same plant.
A
Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
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B
Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
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C
Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
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D
Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect
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Solution
The correct option is A Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion Geitonogamy is the pollination of a flower by the pollen from another flower of the same plant. It is functionally cross-pollination since pollen is exported using a vector (pollinator or wind) from one flower to another flower, but genetically self-pollination as both the parents belong to the same plant and thus have same genetic makeup. Hence both assertion and reason here are correct and reason correctly explains the assertion.
So the correct option is 'Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion'.