Chromosome Classification Based on the Position of Centromere
Assertion :Th...
Question
Assertion :The acrocentric chromosome has centromere at the terminal position Reason: The metacentric chromosome has centromere slightly away from the middle of the chromosome
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 D Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect Based on the position of the centromere, the chromosomes can be classified into four types: metacentric (centromere middle), sub-metacentric (centromere slightly away from middle), acrocentric (Centromere close to end) and telocentric (terminal centromere)