Asexual Reproduction: Fission and Budding · NCERT Biology

Which of the following statements regarding binary fission is FALSE?

  1. It is a form of asexual reproduction that never produces clones.
  2. The offspring produced are genetic clones of the parent.
  3. It involves the fusion of male and female gametes.
  4. The parent identity is lost as it divides into two equal cells.
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Correct answer: It involves the fusion of male and female gametes.

Binary fission does not involve gametes or fertilization; it is strictly an asexual process. It results in two genetically identical daughter cells.

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