Q.Why is the offspring formed by asexual reproduction referred as a clone?

Step 1. Asexual reproduction involves only a single parent, and it typically proceeds by amitotic or mitotic division of the parent's own body (somatic) cells - never by the fusion of two different gametes.

Step 2. Because no second parent contributes any genetic material, and mitosis (or amitosis) simply copies the parent's existing genome rather than recombining it with another individual's, the resulting offspring carry exactly the same genetic makeup as the parent. …

Trace why the absence of gamete fusion in asexual reproduction results in genetically identical off …

• Answering only 'because they look like the parent' without connecting this to the underlying genetic mechanism (mitosis, no gamete fusion). …