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Question : The term clone cannot be applied to offspring formed by sexual reproduction because :

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Offspring do not possess exact copies of parental DNA
DNA of only one parent is copied and PASSED on to the offspring
Offspring are formed at different times
DNA of parent and offspring are completely different.

Solution :In asexual REPRODUCTIO, single parent (uniparental) is capable of producing offspring which are not only identical to one another but are also exact copies of their parent. The term clone is USED to descibe such morphologically and genetically similar individuals.
In Sexual reproduction INVOLVES the fusion of male and female gametes (either by same individual or by different individual of the opposite sex), and it results in offspring that are not identical to the parents or amongst themselves.


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