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Asexual Reproduction

Question

The term 'clone' cannot be applied to offspring formed by sexual reproduction because

Easy

A

offspring do not possess exact copies of parental DNA
B

DNA of only one parent is copied and passed on to the offspring
C

offspring are formed at different times
D

DNA of parent and offspring are completely different

Solution

The term 'clone' cannot be applied to offspring formed by sexual reproduction because offspring do not possess exact copies of parental DNA. Offspring produced by sexual reproduction has half DNA from one parent and half from another parent, thus is not an exact copy of any one parent, i.e. it is not a clone. But there DNA is still similar to their parents DNA.

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