Given below are two statements: One is labelled Assertion(A) and other is labelled Reason(R).
Assertion(A) : - Mitosis is equational cell division.
Reason(R) : - During mitosis the daughter cells receive same number of chromosomes as parent cell.
In the light of above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

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Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is not the correct explanation to (A).

(A) and (R) both are false.

(A) is correct but (R) is false.

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

(A) is true. Mitosis is called equational division.

(R) is true. During the division daughter cells receive the same number of chromosomes unlike meiosis.

(R) explains (A). Since daughter cells receives same number of chromosomes from parental cells it is called equational division.

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