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If an offspring was produced through asexual reproduction, its genes will be exactly like its parent. This is more or less a clone of the parent. An example of this is a bacterium.

If an offspring is produced through sexual reproduction, it will contain genes from both parents. (such as humans)

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How do asexual and sexual reproduction compare and contrast in terms of their mechanisms and outcomes?

Asexual reproduction involves one parent and produces offspring that are genetically identical to the parent. Sexual reproduction involves two parents and produces offspring with a unique combination of genetic material from each parent. Asexual reproduction is faster and more efficient, while sexual reproduction allows for genetic diversity and adaptation to changing environments.


How do asexual and sexual reproduction compare and contrast in terms of genetic diversity and the involvement of gametes?

Asexual reproduction involves one parent and produces offspring that are genetically identical to the parent. This results in low genetic diversity. Sexual reproduction involves two parents and the fusion of gametes (sperm and egg), leading to genetic variation in the offspring. This results in higher genetic diversity compared to asexual reproduction.


How do offspring in sexual reproduction compare to the parent?

Offspring in sexual reproduction inherit genetic material from both parents, leading to genetic variation and unique combinations of traits. This diversity helps offspring adapt to changing environments and potentially evolve advantageous characteristics compared to their parents.


How does budding and fission contrast and compare?

Budding and fission are both forms of asexual reproduction. In budding, a new organism develops as an outgrowth from the parent organism, eventually detaching to live independently. In fission, the parent organism splits into two or more separate organisms, each growing into a new individual. The key difference is in the method of offspring formation: budding creates offspring from an outgrowth, while fission divides the parent organism into new individuals.


How does asexual reproduction compare with sexual reproduction?

Asexual reproduction only involves mitosis, or binary fission. This leads to clones with identical genotypes. This also results in low genetic variation within a species. Sexual reproduction uses meiosis, indeed, sexual reproduction is the only function of meiosis. In meiosis, the first step causing variation is called Crossing-Over, where portions of the paternal chromosomes and maternal chromosomes physically change places. Next, the cell divides, each daughter cell taking half the chromosomes. These haploid cells now have half the normal chromosome number (23 for humans), but the chromosomes are still in the commonly seen cross shape with two sister chromatids. These now divide again, the chromosome number is still 23, but they are now in their single-strip form. The result is four daughter cells with half the chromosomes of the original cell, and lots of variation. Add to this the randomness if which human mates with which, and which sperm combines with which egg, and one can see how we've been able to keep up, evolutionarily, with bacteria.

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Do sexual and asexual reproduction compare?

Asexual: the offspring has a single parent.Sexual: the offspring has two parents (combining some chromosomes from each parent). In asexual reproduction, as long as there are no mutations, the offspring are identical to the parents; in sexual reproduction, they are not.


How do asexual and sexual reproduction compare and contrast in terms of their mechanisms and outcomes?

Asexual reproduction involves one parent and produces offspring that are genetically identical to the parent. Sexual reproduction involves two parents and produces offspring with a unique combination of genetic material from each parent. Asexual reproduction is faster and more efficient, while sexual reproduction allows for genetic diversity and adaptation to changing environments.


How do asexual and sexual reproduction compare and contrast in terms of genetic diversity and the involvement of gametes?

Asexual reproduction involves one parent and produces offspring that are genetically identical to the parent. This results in low genetic diversity. Sexual reproduction involves two parents and the fusion of gametes (sperm and egg), leading to genetic variation in the offspring. This results in higher genetic diversity compared to asexual reproduction.


A conclusion about a compare and contrast about asexual and sexual reproduction?

Asexual reproduction uses only 1 parent and is usually only done by bacteria. Also the offspring is an exact copy of the parent. Then sexual reproduction requires 2 parents and the offspring is a mix of the 2 parents' genes.


5 How do the chromosomes of an offspring produced by sexual reproduction compare with the chromosomes of its parents?

it has some of the same and some different


How do the offspring of sexual reproduction compare to the parent?

The offspring has half of each of their parents' gene


Describe either parthenogenesis or cloning and compare the genomes of the offspring with those of the parents?

A.) Parthenogenesis is an asexual form of asexual reproduction found in females where growth and development of embryos or seeds occurs without fertilization by a male. The genome will be the same as the parent because the egg is not fertilized so it has all the same chromosomes as the parent.


Compare sexual and asexual?

Sexual Reproduction is the process by which a new organism develops from joining of male and female sex cells (sperm and ova respectively). An organism that reproduces sexually requires a partner, with the offspring sharing characteristics from each parent. Examples include mammals, most reptiles, and flowering plants. Asexual Reproduction is the process by which a single organism produces a new organism identical to itself. An asexually reproducing organism does not require a partner to produce offspring. Examples include bacteria, nonflowering plants and some reptiles.


How do asexual and sexual reproduction in plants compare and contrast?

This is clearly homework. Wiki will not do your work for you so it is time to open your science book to find the answer.


How do offspring in sexual reproduction compare to the parent?

Offspring in sexual reproduction inherit genetic material from both parents, leading to genetic variation and unique combinations of traits. This diversity helps offspring adapt to changing environments and potentially evolve advantageous characteristics compared to their parents.


Compare sexual and asexual reproduction?

sexual: in sexual reproduction, cells from two different parents unite to form the first cell of the new organism.asexual: in asexual reproduction, a single parent produces offspring that are identical to itself.


How does budding and fission contrast and compare?

Budding and fission are both forms of asexual reproduction. In budding, a new organism develops as an outgrowth from the parent organism, eventually detaching to live independently. In fission, the parent organism splits into two or more separate organisms, each growing into a new individual. The key difference is in the method of offspring formation: budding creates offspring from an outgrowth, while fission divides the parent organism into new individuals.