Table of Contents
- Nature of Resemblance in Sexual and Asexual Reproduction
– Traits
- Summary
- What’s Next?
In this segment of the chapter of ‘Heredity and Evolution’, let us get ourselves introduced to
heredity.
What is The nature of resemblance in sexual and asexual reproduction?
- Every offspring of a particular species will resemble the parents in its basic body structure like the eyes, nose, hands and feet, and other basic body organs.
For example, the child of two humans is also a human and the baby of two birds is also a bird.
- The external characteristics enable us to identify the child as the offspring of the two individuals. The child shares a few distinct characteristics with that of the mother while a few of the father. The distinct characteristics are caused because of sexual reproduction between the parents.
Sexual reproduction in Humans
- In asexual reproduction, the offspring looks exactly like the parent.
For example, a baby hydra looks exactly like the parent hydra.
- Some glitches in the biochemical processes can lead to slight changes in the baby organism.
