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

Question

33%

12.5%

100%

25%

Answer 1

The correct answer is 100%.

In asexual reproduction, such as binary fission in bacteria, the offspring are genetically identical to the parent cell. Therefore, the third generation of a bacterium will have the same DNA sequences as the original parent cell, resulting in approximately 100% matching DNA sequences.