Assertion :Starch synthesis in Pea seeds in controlled by one gene. Reason: Occasionally, a single gene product may produce more than one effect.

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
Pleiotropy is a condition in which single genes affects many characters or single gene effects many phenotypes for example synthesis in pea is controlled by one gene and that gene is also responsible for the shape of the seed.
So, the correct option is 'Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion'.

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