Which of the following is true of sexual reproduction?

Question

Offspring have exactly the same set of genes as the parental types.

Offspring are produced by binary fission.

Due to the crossing over the combination of genes in the new organism will be different from either parent and even differ between multiple offspring of the same parents.

All of the offspring are essentially clones of their parent.

Answer 1

The statement that is true of sexual reproduction is:

"Due to the crossing over the combination of genes in the new organism will be different from either parent and even differ between multiple offspring of the same parents."

In sexual reproduction, offspring are produced through the combination of genetic material from two parents, and processes like crossing over during meiosis increase genetic variation among the offspring. The other statements are not accurate for sexual reproduction:

• Offspring do not have exactly the same set of genes as the parental types; they have a mix of genes from both parents.
• Offspring produced by binary fission is a form of asexual reproduction, not sexual.
• Not all offspring are clones; they have genetic differences due to the mixing of genetic material from both parents.