Question

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other one labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Sweet potato is highly heterozygous with out-breeding habit.
Reason (R): Self-incompatibility is evident in different sweet potato cultivars.
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

• A. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
• B. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A).
• C. (A) is true but (R) is false.
• D. (A) is false but (R) is true.

Hint:

The hexaploid nature combined with sporophytic self-incompatibility makes sweet potato breeding highly complex, as crossing often results in unpredictable segregation of traits.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A