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A marbled crayfish is a unique crustacean that reproduces asexually. Each female marbled crayfish lays a clutch of up to 700 eggs. The eggs are unfertilized, and all offspring are female.



Which BEST describes this type of reproduction?

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A Asexual through mitosis, where all of the offspring are clones of the parentAsexual through mitosis, where all of the offspring are clones of the parent
B Sexual through meiosis, where all of the offspring are variations of the parentSexual through meiosis, where all of the offspring are variations of the parent
C Asexual through meiosis, where all of the offspring are variations of the parentAsexual through meiosis, where all of the offspring are variations of the parent
D Sexual through mitosis, where all of the offspring are clones of the parent

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
A. Asexual through mitosis, where all of the offspring are clones of the parent

Explanation: marbled crayfish reproduce by parthenogenesis (asexual reproduction). Eggs develop without fertilization and produce genetically identical female clones, which is consistent with mitotic (clonal) reproduction rather than sexual meiosis.