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Assertion : Analogous organs are a result of divergent evolution.
Reason : Eye of octopus and of mammals depict divergent evolution.
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Options:
  • A If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
  • B If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
  • C If assertion is true but reason is false.
  • D If both assertion and reason are false.
Solution:
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The correct answer is: If both assertion and reason are false.
The organs which have similar functions but are different in their structural details and origin are called analogous organs. The analogous structures are the result of convergent evolution. Eyes of octopus and of mammals show different patterns of structure. Yet they perform similar functions, so they depict convergent evolution.

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