Assertion (A): Syngamy in Plasmodium is anisogamy
Reason (R): The gametes are similar in size The correct answer is: Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
$$ \begin{vmatrix} x-2 & 3x-3 & 5x-5 \\ x-4 & 3x-9 & 5x-25 \\ x-8 & 3x-27 & 5x-125 \end{vmatrix} = 0 $$
Calculate the determinant of the matrix: