NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Asexual reproduction produces offspring that are genetically identical to the parent because the offspring are all clones of the original parent.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sexual reproduction just means combining genetic material from two parents. Asexual reproduction produces offspring genetically identical to the one parent.

Detailed explanation-3: -In sexual reproduction, meiosis produces haploid gametes that fuse during fertilization to produce a diploid zygote (Figure below). In other words, a child inherits half of the genetic material from each parent. Look at the family in Figure below. The children resemble their parents, but they are not identical to them.

Detailed explanation-4: -Humans share 99.9% of our DNA with each other. That means that only 0.1% of your DNA is different from a complete stranger! However, when people are closely related, they share even more of their DNA with each other than the 99.9%. For example, identical twins share all of their DNA with each other.

Detailed explanation-5: -Plants, like other sexual organisms, inherit a matching set of chromosomes from each parent. In order to transmit a favorable trait, such as pest or drought resistance, to all their offspring, the plant would have to carry the same genetic variant on each chromosome.