AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Asexual reproduction is a type of reproduction in which a single parent produces a new progeny. The new progeny produced are genetically and physically identical to their parents, i.e., they are clones . Both multicellular and unicellular species exhibit asexual reproduction.

Detailed explanation-2: -A clone is an organism or cell produced asexually from an organism and hence, they are genetically identical to their parent organism or cell. A cloned animal or plant can also be produced artificially, i.e., in a laboratory, from the cells of another animal or plant.

Detailed explanation-3: -The body cells of plants and animals are clones ultimately derived from the mitosis (cell reproduction) of a single fertilized egg. More narrowly, a clone can be defined as an individual organism that was grown from a single body cell of its parent and that is genetically identical to it.

Detailed explanation-4: -Asexual reproduction, the simplest and most primitive method of reproduction, involves a single parent and produces a clone, an organism that is genetically identical to the parent. Haploid gametes are not involved in asexual reproduction.

Detailed explanation-5: -The offspring that are produced by asexual reproduction are not only identical to one another but are also exact copies of their parent. These offspring are genetically and morphologically identical. The term clone is used to describe such morphologically and genetically identical individuals.