Assertion :Human ancestors never used their tails and so the tail expressing gene has disappeared in them. Reason: Lamarck's theory of evolution is popularly called theory of continuity of germ plasm.

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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Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct

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Solution

The correct option is C Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
According to Lamarck's theory continuous disuse of organs make them weak. The theory of continuity of germ-plasm was given by Weismann.

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