Asked by jayden
Offspring that are produced through sexual reproduction are usually similar, but never identical, to their parents. This is because
A.
genes are not transferred between parents and offspring during sexual reproduction.
B.
all of the offspring's genes only come from one parent or the other.
C.
half of the offspring's genes come from one parent while the other half comes from the other parent.
D.
genes mutate during every occurrence of sexual reproduction.
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C.
During sexual reproduction each parent contributes haploid gametes (sperm or egg) so the offspring inherits roughly half its genes from one parent and half from the other. Independent assortment and recombination shuffle alleles, so offspring are similar but not identical. Options A and B are incorrect (genes are transferred and offspring get genes from both parents), and D is incorrect because mutations are rare and not the primary reason for the usual differences.
During sexual reproduction each parent contributes haploid gametes (sperm or egg) so the offspring inherits roughly half its genes from one parent and half from the other. Independent assortment and recombination shuffle alleles, so offspring are similar but not identical. Options A and B are incorrect (genes are transferred and offspring get genes from both parents), and D is incorrect because mutations are rare and not the primary reason for the usual differences.
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