Human-Reproduction Question 524
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.
BETA
