Which among the following statements are correct with respect to asexual reproduction?

Offsprings are similar to parent

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Single celled gametes are produced

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Involves only one parent

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Organisms show internal fertilisation

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The correct options are
A Offsprings are similar to parent
C Involves only one parent
When offsprings are produced by a single parent without the involvement of gamete formation and fusion, the reproduction is known as asexual. The offsprings produced are exact copies of their parents.

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Offsprings which are formed by the asexual reproduction methods have greater similarity among themselves because

(i) Asexual reproduction involves only one parent
(ii) Asexual reproduction does not involve two gametes
(iii) Asexual reproduction occurs before sexual reproduction
(iv) Asexual reproduction occurs after sexual reproduction

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(b) (i) and (iii)
(c) (ii) and (iv)
(d) (iii) and (iv)

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Which among the following statements are correct with respect to asexual reproduction?

The correct options are A Offsprings are similar to parent C Involves only one parentWhen offsprings are produced by a single parent without the involvement of gamete formation and fusion, the reproduction is known as asexual. The offsprings produced are exact copies of their parents.

The correct options are
A Offsprings are similar to parent
C Involves only one parent
When offsprings are produced by a single parent without the involvement of gamete formation and fusion, the reproduction is known as asexual. The offsprings produced are exact copies of their parents.