Science
Assertion (A) : A human child bears all the basic features of human beings.
Reason (R) : It looks exactly like its parents, showing very little variations.
options
- (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the reason for (A).
- (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the reason for (A).
- (A) is true, but (R) is false.
- (A) is false, but (R) is true.
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Answer
(A) is true, but (R) is false.
Reason —
Assertion (A) is true because every human child inherits the essential characteristics of the human species. These include having two eyes, two legs, a nose, a mouth and the ability to walk upright. Such basic features are determined by the genetic information passed from parents to offspring, ensuring that the child belongs to the same species—Homo sapiens—and displays all fundamental human traits.
Reason (R) is false because although a child resembles its parents, it never looks exactly like them due to genetic variations that occur during sexual reproduction, where genes from both parents combine in unique ways. As a result, the child inherits some features from each parent but also shows differences, making every human being genetically and physically distinct.
Hence, (A) is true, but (R) is false.
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