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Assertion :

DNA serves as hereditary material.

Reason: DNA functions as blue - print for building and running cellular machinery.

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Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
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Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
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Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
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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
DNA contains transcriptionally active segments called the genes, responsible for producing the proteins required to carry out all the functions of the cell. It is also responsible for transmission of characters from parents to the offsprings or the cells formed out of mitotic or meiotic division
So, the correct answer is 'Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion'


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