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Ananya Shree

Class 12th
Biology
2 years ago

Why is the offspring formed by asexual reproduction referred to as clone?

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Tulsi Anand

2 years ago

Since only one parent is involved in asexual reproduction, the offspring produced is genetically identical to the parent cell. Since they are exact copies of their parents, offspring is said to be a clone.

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