Asexual reproduction requires only a single parental organism which gives rise to offspring by?
Correct answer: B. Mitotic cell division
- A. Meiotic cell division
- B. Mitotic cell division
- C. Both A and B
- D. None of these
Explanation
Meiosis is the type of cell division in which the egg and sperm each have 23 chromosomes. So when they fuse and form a zygote, it have have 46 chromosomes. However, in an asexually produced organism, there will be mitotic cell division as it does not involve gametes.
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