Question

What is a clone? Why do offsprings formed by asexual reproduction exhibit remarkable similarity?

Answer 1

Reproduction:

1. Reproduction is a biological process in which an organism gives rise to young ones (offspring) similar to itself.
2. There are two types of reproduction - asexual reproduction and sexual reproduction.

Clone:

1. Asexual reproduction produces offspring that are not only identical to one another but also precise copies of their parents.
2. The term clone is used to describe morphologically and genetically similar individuals.

Offsprings produced by asexual reproduction possess exact copies of the DNA of their parent, so they exhibit remarkable similarities.