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Read the following statements about asexual reproduction and select the correct ones.
(i) It involves a single parent.
(ii) It is slower than sexual reproduction.
(iii) It produces progeny that are genetically identical with the parent but not with one another.
(iv) The progeny of asexual reproduction can be termed as clones.

A

(i) and (ii)

B

(ii) and (iii)

C

(i) and (iv)

D

(i), (iii) and (iv)

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The correct Answer is:
c
When offspring are produced by a single parent with or without the involvement of gamete formation, the repoduction is called asexual. As a result, the offspring that are produced are not only similar to one another but are also the exact copies of their parent. Such a group of morphologically and genetically similar individuals is called clone. It is faster than sexual reproduction.
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