Given below are two statements. One is labelled as Assertion and the other is labelled as…

Biology · NEET · NTA ExamsCell : The Unit of Life

Given below are two statements. One is labelled as Assertion and the other is labelled as Reason.

STATEMENT - 1 (Assertion): Beads on string structure in chromatin is packaged to form chromatin fibers that are further coiled and get condensed at metaphase to form chromosome.

STATEMENT - 2 (Reason): Non-histone proteins are synthesized during metaphase only, these are essential for this higher level packaging.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

  1. Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion
  2. Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
  3. Assertion is true but Reason is false
  4. Both Assertion and Reason are false

Answer

(C) Assertion is true but Reason is false

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