Question

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): In field experiments, the word 'replication' means doing something again in exactly the same way or repeating the treatments.
Reason (R): The $F_2$ seeds can not be replicated in the field experiment as the genotype of each seed in an $F_2$ generation is not the same and hence can't be repeated.
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:

Remember that replication is about statistical precision, while segregating populations (like \(F_2\)) show high genetic variability.
To replicate segregating material genetically, vegetative propagation or clonal duplication must be used.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B