$A$ : Placental wolf and Tasmanian wolf (a marsupial) show convergent evolution.
$R$ : Like marsupials placental mammals in other parts of world also exhibit adaptive radiation in evolving into varieties of such placental mammals each of which appears to be similar to a corresponding marsupial.

  • A

    Assertion and Reason both are correct and also correct explanation.

  • B

    Assertion and Reason both are correct but not explanation of assertion.

  • C

    Assertion is correct, but Reason is incorrect. 

  • D

    Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect.

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