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Is it possible to consider vegetative propagation observed in certain plants like Bryophyllum, water hyacinth, ginger, etc., as a type of asexual reproduction? Give two three resons.

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The formation of new plants from vegetative units (vegetative propagules) such as buds, tubers, rhizomes. etc., is called vegetative propagation (vegetative reproduction). It can be considered as a type of asexual propagation as it involves the production of new individuals.
(i) by a single parent
(ii) without the formation and fusion of gametes
(iii) without resulting in any genetic or morphological variations.
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