Q1. [1] § 7.1 DO ORGANISMS CREATE EXACT COPIES OF THEMSELVES? § 7.3 SEXUAL REPRODUCTION
Assertion (A) : Offsprings produced by asexual reproduction are genetically similar to the parents. Reason (R) : Asexual reproduction involves a single parent.
- A Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
- B Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not correct explanation of (A).
- C (A) is true, but (R) is false.
- D (A) is false, but (R) is true.
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Model Answer
Option A is correct. Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) — since asexual reproduction involves only one parent, the offspring inherit identical DNA, making them genetically similar to the parent.
Explanation
- The assertion is true: asexual reproduction (fission, budding, spore formation, vegetative propagation) produces genetically identical (or near-identical) offspring.
- The reason is also true and directly explains the assertion: because only one parent is involved, no mixing of genetic material occurs, so offspring inherit the same DNA blueprint.
- Hence (R) correctly explains (A) → Option A.
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