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Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: Family has more number of similarities as compared to genus and species. Reason: Lion, tiger and leopard are placed in the family Canidae.

Options

  1. ABoth Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is correct explanation of Assertion
  2. BBoth Assertion and Reason are true but the Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
  3. CAssertion is true but the Reason is false
  4. DBoth Assertion and Reason are false

Correct answer

D. Both Assertion and Reason are false

Step-by-step solution

Family, has a group of related genera with still less number of similarities as compared to genus and species. In genus Panthera, lion, tiger and leopard is put along with genus, Felis in the family Felidae.

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