Given below are two statements.
Statement-$I$: Elimination of particular alleles from a population due to natural disasters is called genetic drift.
Statement-$II$: Sudden temporary heritable change in the gene is called point mutation.
In the light of above statements,choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

  • A
    Statement-$I$ is correct but Statement-$II$ is incorrect.
  • B
    Both Statement-$I$ and Statement-$II$ are incorrect.
  • C
    Both Statement-$I$ and Statement-$II$ are correct.
  • D
    Statement-$I$ is incorrect but Statement-$II$ is correct.

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