Organisms produced by asexual reproduction are genetically ___________ to the parents.

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Asexual reproduction:
Asexual reproduction is defined as the type of reproduction that occurs without the fusion of gametes.
Asexual reproduction involves only one organism.
The organisms produced by the process of asexual reproduction are identical to their parents.
Final answer: Organisms produced by asexual reproduction are genetically identical to the parents.

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Asexual reproduction is :

(a) a fusion of specialised cells

(b) a method by which all types of organisms reproduce

(d) a method in which more than one parent are involved

Identify the incorrect statement.
(a) In asexual reproduction, the offspring produced are morphologically and genetically identical to the parent.
(b) Zoospores are sexual reproductive structures.
(c) In asexual reproduction, a single parent prodices offspring with or without the formation of gametes.
(d) Conidica are asexual structure in Penicillium.

Assertion : In asexual reproduction, only one parent is required to produce a new organism.
Reason : Regeneration is a type of asexual reproduction.

Offspring formed by sexual reproduction exhibit more variation than those formed by asexual reproduction because
(a) Sexual reproduction is a lengthy process
(b) Gametes of parents have qualitatively different genetic composition
(c) The genetic material comes from parents of two different species
(d) Greater amounts of DNA is involved in sexual reproduction

Q. The daughter cells produced by a sexual reproduction are genetically identical to the parent cell.

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