Are the offspring produced through asexual reproduction likely to be genetically identical or different?

Are the offspring produced through asexual reproduction likely to be genetically identical or different?
  1. Identical
  2. Different
  3. It depends on the organism
  4. It depends on the type of asexual reproduction

Solution

The offspring produced through asexual reproduction are not only identical to one another but are also exact copies of their parent, making them genetically identical.

Asked in: NCERT

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