Without external forces, the third generation of a bacterium and the original parent cell will have approximately ________ matching DNA sequences.

Question

Without external forces, the third generation of a bacterium and the original parent cell will have approximately ________ matching DNA sequences. 
12.5%
100%
33%
25%

GPT-4o mini · Answer

Without external forces, the third generation of a bacterium and the original parent cell will have approximately 100% matching DNA sequences.

In bacteria, which reproduce asexually through binary fission, the daughter cells are clones of the parent cell, meaning they have identical DNA sequences unless mutations occur. Therefore, the original parent cell and its third generation offspring will have virtually the same genetic material.