Why don't populations of organisms that reproduce asexually have the same genetic variation as populations that reproduce sexually? a. Asexual reproduction uses mitosis but not meiosis. b. Organisms reproducing asexually only undergo meiosis. c. Gamete formation does not include crossing over events in meiosis. d. Consistent arrangement of chromosomes in metaphase I reduces genetic variability.

Biology · High School · Thu Feb 04 2021

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a. Asexual reproduction uses mitosis but not meiosis.

Asexual reproduction involves a single organism or cell dividing to produce offspring that are genetically identical to the parent. This type of reproduction uses the cellular process of mitosis, where the chromosomes in the nucleus are duplicated and evenly distributed to two daughter cells. Since there is no mixing of genetic material from different individuals, there is no genetic variation introduced in the offspring unless a mutation occurs

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