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Assertion [A]: Lion and tiger belong to the same genus.
Reason [R]: Lion and tiger cannot interbreed to produce fertile offspring.
Reason [R]: Lion and tiger cannot interbreed to produce fertile offspring.
Answer: Option B
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B
Lion and tiger belong to the genus Panthera. They belong to the same genus because of various similarities in morphological and other characters. They, however, cannot interbreed successfully to produce a fertile offspring, which puts them under different species, leo and tigris respectively. Thus, the fact that they cannot interbreed is a reason for the different species they belong to, and not the reason for sharing the same genus.
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B
Lion and tiger belong to the genus Panthera. They belong to the same genus because of various similarities in morphological and other characters. They, however, cannot interbreed successfully to produce a fertile offspring, which puts them under different species, leo and tigris respectively. Thus, the fact that they cannot interbreed is a reason for the different species they belong to, and not the reason for sharing the same genus.
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