Question

What do you think- Is vegetative reproduction also a type of asexual reproduction? Why do you say so? Is the term clone applicable to the offspring formed by vegetative reproduction?

Answer 1

• Yes, vegetative reproduction is asexual reproduction and clone is also an offspring of asexual reproduction. In vegetative reproduction, sex organs are not involved.
• So, vegetative reproduction is a type of asexual reproduction.

The clones are formed from the same group cells. They are genetically similar to their source and each other.

• A potato tuber may yields more than one plants and all the descendants are clones. So, the clones are the offsprings of the asexual method.