Assertion :The genetic complement of an organism is called genotype. Reason: Genotype is an inherited property of an organism.
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 B Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion.
The genetic constitution of a cell or an organism is referred to as a genotype. Genotype consists of the total of all recessive and dominant genes. So, the assertion is correct.
The various genes are the heredity material that serves to transfer the genetic information from one generation to the next. This makes genotype an inherited property of organisms. Hence, the reason is correct.
However, it is not a correct explanation for the assertion. Thus, the correct option is B.