AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -As cells grow and divide, they naturally create clones using cellular division, a process called mitosis.

Detailed explanation-2: -Asexual reproduction is a form of natural cloning, resulting in genetically identical offspring produced by mitosis.

Detailed explanation-3: -Parthenogenesis. Clonal derivation exists in nature in some animal species and is referred to as parthenogenesis (reproduction of an organism by itself without a mate).

Detailed explanation-4: -Use – Mitosis is used to clone body cells, while meiosis is used to generate sex cells (gametes) Genetics – Cells produced by mitosis are genetically identical (clones), while cells produced by meiosis are genetically distinct.

Detailed explanation-5: -Mitosis is the predominant form of reproduction among single-celled organisms, and this type of reproduction results in two genetically identical daughter cells. So every time a bacteria, for example, duplicates itself and forms two daughter cells through mitosis, it has cloned itself.