Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is…

Biology · NEET · NTA ExamsPrinciples of Inheritance and Variation

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): Sickle cell anaemia follows pattern of Autosomal recessive inheritance.

Reason (R): Sickle cell anaemia is caused by Pleiotropic gene.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the option given below:

  1. (A) is correct but (R) is not correct
  2. (A) is not correct but (R) is correct
  3. Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
  4. Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

Answer

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

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