Plants produced by ........... are genetically identical to the parent plant.

Sexual reproduction

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Vegetative reproduction

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Both A and B

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None of these

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Solution

The correct option is B Vegetative reproduction
Vegetative propagation is a form of asexual reproduction of a plant. Only one plant is involved and the offspring is the result of one parent. The new plant is genetically identical to the parent. New plants grow from parts of the parent plant.
Thus, the correct answer is option B.

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