ANIMAL REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT
SEXUAL REPRODUCTION
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Asexual reproduction requires only one parent.
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Asexual reproduction increases variations in a population.
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Asexual reproduction is carried out by bacteria.
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Asexual reproduction can produce more offspring faster than sexual reproduction can.
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Detailed explanation-1: -All the three given options are false. Asexual reproduction is a form of reproduction in which the offspring produced is exactly similar to the parent.
Detailed explanation-2: -b) asexually reproducing organisms can repair their own DNA. This is false.
Detailed explanation-3: -Disadvantages of asexual reproduction It does not lead to genetic variation in a population.
Detailed explanation-4: -Asexual reproduction Only one parent is required, unlike sexual reproduction which needs two parents. Since there is only one parent, there is no fusion of gametes and no mixing of genetic information. As a result, the offspring are genetically identical to the parent and to each other. They are clones .
Detailed explanation-5: -False. In asexual reproduction, one organism produces one or more new organisms that are identical to the original organism.