Given below are two statements : One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R :

Assertion (A) : Chances of inheriting the dominant genes are twice in females as compared to males

Reason (R) : Females in comparison to males have two 'X' chromosomes

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

1. ABoth (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
2. BBoth (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
3. C(A) is correct but (R) is not correct
4. D(A) is not correct but (R) is correct

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Correct answer: D. (A) is not correct but (R) is correct

Explanation

Females do have two X chromosomes, but this does not double their chance of inheriting dominant genes on autosomes, so A is false.