Asexual Reproduction Produces Genetically Identical Offspring

Steps:

• Recall that asexual reproduction in plants involves mitosis, creating clones from a single parent.
• Identify that mitosis copies the parent's DNA exactly, leading to identical genotypes in offspring.
• Evaluate choices: A focuses on phenotype (height), B assumes seeds (typically sexual), C mentions meiosis (sexual process), D matches genetic identity.
• Confirm D as the defining genetic feature of asexual reproduction.

Why D is correct:

• Asexual reproduction uses mitosis to produce offspring that are genetically identical clones of the parent, preserving the exact genotype without variation.

Why the others are wrong:

• A: Height depends on environmental factors, not just identical genetics.
• B: Asexual reproduction rarely involves seeds, which are products of sexual fertilization and genetic recombination.
• C: Meiosis occurs in sexual reproduction to create genetic diversity; asexual uses mitosis.

Final answer: D