Is vegetative reproduction also a type of asexual reproduction? Is the term clone applicable to the offspring formed by vegetative reproduction?

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Dr Birendra Kumar Mishra
Dec 30, 2016

Yes, vegetative reproduction is asexual reproduction and clone is also a offspring of asexual reproduction.

Explanation:

  1. Yes, vegetative reproduction is asexual reproduction and clone is also a offspring of asexual reproduction.
  2. In vegetative reproduction, sex organs are not involved. So, the vegetative reproduction is type of asexual reproduction.
  3. The clones are formed from the same group cells. They are genetically similar to their source and each other. A potato tuber may yields more than one plants and all the descendants are clones.
  4. So, the clones are the offsprings of asexual method. Thank you.
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