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Pure line in homogeneous population (A): Occurs in self-pollinated crop. (R): These are progenies of a single self-fertilized individual.
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Pure line in homogeneous population
(A): Occurs in self-pollinated crop. (R): These are progenies of a single self-fertilized individual.

A.

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

B.

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

C.

Both (A) and (R) are false

D.

(A) is true and (R) is false

E.

Answer not known

Correct option is A

Pure lines are genetically uniform populations. They are commonly found in self-pollinated crops.
Pure lines originate from repeated selfing of one plant.
Hence all progenies are genetically identical. Reason correctly explains the assertion.
Therefore option (a) is correct.

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