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

Biology · NEET · NTA ExamsPrinciples of Inheritance and Variation

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

Assertion (A): Thalassemia can be transmitted to offspring when both parents are carriers of the disease.

Reason (R): There is lack of synthesis of alpha chain of haemoglobin.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options 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 but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

Answer

(D) Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

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