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ioda
10 days ago
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A parent plant Reproduced asexually to form the daughter plant if the leaf cells of the parent plant have 24 chromosomes which t

wo statements are true of the daughter plant
A) The daughter plant develops from a zygote
B) The leaf cells of the daughter plant have 12 chromosomes
C) The daughter plant is genetidally similar to the parent plant
D) The leaf cells of the daughter plant have 24 chromosomes
E) The reproduction of the daughter plant involved meiosis
Biology
2 answers:
inysia [1.6K]10 days ago
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The correct answers are options (C) and (D). Reproduction can be defined as the method through which new offspring originate from parents. There are primarily two reproduction types: asexual and sexual. Asexual reproduction involves mitosis, which does not form zygotes. The offspring resulting from asexual reproduction are genetically equivalent to their parent. The chromosome number remains consistent between the parent and offspring. Consequently, leaf cells of the daughter plant possess 24 chromosomes. Thus, the right answer is options (C) and (D).
-BARSIC- [1.9K]10 days ago
3 0
Let’s analyze each statement individually. A zygote forms when two gametes (reproductive cells) fuse, thus it only occurs in sexual reproduction. Consequently, E) is incorrect since meiosis plays a role in gamete formation and a plant that reproduces asexually will not produce gametes. Statement B) is flawed as (healthy) individuals of the same species possess the same chromosome count. The leaf cells of the offspring plant will maintain 24 chromosomes. The exception would be during sexual reproduction, where the new organism’s gametes carry half the chromosome count of their ancestral organisms. Therefore, C and D are accurate. D has already been clarified. With regards to C, in asexual reproduction, every organism transmits its entire genome to its descendants, resulting in numerous clones closely together. A garden of a species that reproduces asexually may exhibit genetically identical plants, leading some biologists to consider them a single organism.
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