WAEC Biology 2014 Objective — Question 44

Question 44 of 50 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Biology 2014 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

A small stem from a hibiscus plant was placed in a nutrient medium, and it developed into a new plant. The new plant was reproduced

A. asexually with a different genotype from the parent plant
B. sexually with a different genotype from the parent plant
C. asexually with the same genotype as the parent plantCorrect
D. sexually with the same genotype as the parent plant

Explanation

This is asexual reproduction; the genotype of the parent plant is always conserved. Any method of reproduction that involves just one organism is asexual, and offspring of such means are always genetically identical to their parents (except in mutation).

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