Q.Why are the offspring produced by asexual reproduction called "clones"?
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Start your 14-day free trial to unlock the full solution →[!ANSWER] The term "clone" specifically means a genetically identical copy, and this is exactly what asexual reproduction produces.
In asexual reproduction such as binary or multiple fission, a single parent cell divides to produce one or more daughter cells, without any genetic material being contributed by, or exchanged with, a second parent individual. Because the daughter cells' genetic material is copied directly and entirely from the single parent's own genome (through ordinary DNA replication and cell division), the daughters end up genetically identical to the parent and to one another, apart from the occasional, rare spontaneous mutation that can arise during DNA replication. …
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