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Assertion : Neurospora is commonly called water mould.
Reason : It belongs to basidiomycetes fungi.
BiologyBiological ClassificationAIIMSAIIMS 2017
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.
Neurospora is commonly called pink/ red bread mould or pink mould. It belongs to Class Ascomycetes (sac fungi). It is used in experimental genetics as it can be grown easily in a definite medium in a laboratory.

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