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1.	Assertion A regenerated tail of wall lizard shows heteromorphosis. Reason Newly formed tail is different from original tail in being without vertebrae.
Answer» Correct Answer - A Wall lizard can regenerate its lost tail when severed in autotomy, but the regenerated tail differs from the original one in shape. It is mainly due to lack of vertebrae and the type of scales coverting it. This is known as hetermorphosis.

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