Question

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : Clonal selection followed by vegetative propagation is a major strategy for improvement of perennial crops.
Reason (R) : A large genetic advance can be made in a single step without the multiple generation of seed propagation required of seed propagated cultivars.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answers from the options given below.

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

Hint:

Vegetative propagation "freezes" the heterozygous genotype.
This allows breeders to immediately commercialize outstanding individual trees without worrying about genetic segregation.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A