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Are sexually produced offspring genetically identical to either parent?
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No. DNA is unique to every person in the world. Even identical twins have DNA markers that are different from each other. Therefore, when you have any offspring, sexually produced or lab-grown, that offspring is going to have a unique combination of DNA from both parents that will be unique only to that offspring.
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What are the offspring of sexual reproduction related to their parent?
What could be said is that the offspring will not be identical, genetically or regarding appearance; there will be variation between offspring and their sexually reproducing parents.
Why should sharks be genetically the same?
They shouldn't. Sharks reproduce sexually, so their offspring have a mix of DNA that is not identical to either parent. As a species, their DNA will be extraordinarily similar, though.
How are asexual produced offspring different from sexually produced offspring?
The difference is with an asexually produced organism, the organism is created using only one parent. With a sexually produced organism, the organism is produced using two parents
What does the offspring of a sexually reproducing organism receives?
One half of each parent's chromosomes, and genetic variation, as opposed to those that reproduce asexually - the cells just split, so each generation afterward is genetically identical to the parent.
Describe the two ways that bacteria reproduce?
Sexually- meiosis occurs to produce offspring Asexually- parent cell clones itself to create 2 identical offspring
How does the heredity of a cell formed by mitosis compare to the herdity of the parent cell?
During Mitosis the cell creates an exact replica of the DNA and the cell as a whole. When an offspring is formed asexually the parent and offspring are also identical. When an offspring is formed sexually half the genetics of the parents are passed on to the offspring.
Are armadillos asexual animals?
Armadillos reproduce sexually. They do however produce 4 same sex offspring with each breeding that are all identical.
Why do organisms that produce sexually not have genetically identical offspring?
Unlike asexual reproduction, two different cells are needed, that are haploid cells, for sexual reproduction. These haploid cells are gametes, and allow half of the maternal cell and half of the paternal cell to combine and produce a unique offspring. This combination also allows crossing over to occur and produce even more of a variation from the parents.
What is a new organism produced by one or more parents?
A new organism that is produced by a parent is called an offspring. Some organisms reproduce asexually while others reproduce sexually.
How do paramecium reproduces asexually and sexually?
For asexual the cell duplicates itself to two cells and then go through cytokinesis. The two cells then becomes genetically identical. For sexually there needs to be two cells. Then they give each other some of their DNA . Then they go through binary fission. The two cells that swapped DNA will be genetically different then before.
Are black widows sexual?
Black widows reproduce sexually if that's what you mean. The female needs the male to fertilize her eggs or no offspring will be produced.
Why do two nuclei in a divided cell need to be identical?
In a divided cell, the nuclei is identical because it can only reproduce "A sexually" in a sense. Meaning, that if offspring is reproduced, then it must have the genes of the parent cells, but if there is only one parent, then it will have only the exact genes of the single parents, there by being identical.
