Question

Clones are individuals obtained through

• A. Self pollination
• B. Cross pollination
• C. Vegetative propagation
• D. Hybridisation

Answer 1

The correct option is C Vegetative propagation

Vegetatively propagated plants are the clone of their own parents because of the following reasons:

1) Fusion of gametes does not take place in vegetative propagation so there is no chance of recombination and variation.

2) The parent cell divides to form daughter cell by mitosis due to which the offspring are genetically identical to the parent.

3) The offspring produced are clones of their parent and have the same number of chromosomes.

Self-pollination, cross-pollination and hybridization involve fusion of gametes so it can cause recombination and the offspring produced are variants, not the clone.

So, the correct answer is option C.