Human Reproduction Question 381

Question: Which of the following would you expect, if you compared the genetic makeup of an animal produced by parthenogenesis with that of its mother?

Options:

A) About 100 percent genetic similarity

B) About 50 percent genetic similarity

C) No genetic similarity

D) Parthenogenetic animals have no mother

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

[a] Species that exhibit parthenogenesis develops from unfertilised eggs produced by the mother.

Therefore, the genetic make-up should be 100 percent same as the mother.