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Assertion :Phylogeny is the developmental history of a species. Reason: Species is the basic unit of taxonomy.

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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 A Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
  • A phylogeny (or a tree of life) is a theory about how organisms are related to one another through evolutionary time.
  • Phylogenies are based on the assumption that more closely related species will be more similar to one another, and they are commonly built using genetic sequences or physical characters.
  • Hence, Phylogeny is the developmental history of a species which is the basic unit of taxonomy.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion'.

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