Question

Which of these statements is true of asexual reproduction?

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It produces offspring genetically identical to each other and requires one parent.

It produces offspring genetically identical to each other and requires two parents.

It produces offspring genetically different from each other and requires one parent.

It produces offspring genetically different from each other and requires two parents.

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Option first is the correct one.

Asexual reproduction is a mode of reproduction by which offspring arise from a single organism, and inherit the genes of that parent only; it is reproduction which almost never involves ploidy or reduction. The offspring will be exact genetic copies of the parent, except in the specific case of automixis.

Asexual reproduction produces offspring that are genetically identical to the parent because the offspring are all clones of the original parent. A single individual can produce offspring asexually and large numbers of offspring can be produced quickly.