ANIMAL REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT
ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION
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Question
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One mate and is slower
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Slower and takes two mates
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Reproduces diverse offspring and is slower
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Takes only one mate to reproduce and is faster
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Detailed explanation-1: -Asexual reproduction is a mode of reproduction in which new individuals are produced without fusion of gametes. Offsprings produced by asexual reproduction are different from parents and genetic variation does not occur.
Detailed explanation-2: -The given statement is True. Asexual reproduction is one of the reproductive process of passing genetic material from one generation to the next generation. The resulting offspring will have the same characters as the parent.
Detailed explanation-3: -The only incorrect statement regarding asexual reproduction is (B). Asexual reproduction does not involve the inheritance of genetic material from a parent by offspring.
Detailed explanation-4: -Asexual reproduction produces offspring that are genetically identical to the parent because the offspring are all clones of the original parent.