Chapter 11
Reproduction: How Life Continues
CBSE Class 9
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Why does asexual reproduction produce offspring that are genetically identical to the parent?

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Asexual reproduction produces offspring that are genetically identical to the parent because it involves only one parent and does not include the formation or fusion of gametes. The main cellular process involved in asexual reproduction is mitosis. During mitosis, the parent cell divides in such a way that each daughter cell receives an exact copy of the genetic material and the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell.

Since there is no mixing of genetic material from two parents, no new combinations of traits are formed. As a result, the offspring produced are genetically identical to the parent and to one another. Such identical offspring are referred to as clones.

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