Question
Biology Question on Cell: the unit of life
The acrocentric chromosome has centromere at the terminal position The metacentric chromosome has centromere slightly away from the middle of the chromosome
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
Answer
If both assertion and reason are false
Explanation
Solution
Based on the position of the centromere, the chromosomes can be classified into four types: metacentric (centromere middle), sub-metacentric (centromere slightly away from middle), acrocentric (centromere close to end) and telocentric (terminal centromere).