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Reproduction in organisms — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYReproduction in organisms3 Marks
Question
Is it possible to consider vegetative propagation observed in certain plants like Bryophyllum, water hyacinth, ginger etc., as a type of asexual reproduction? Give two/ three reasons.
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Answer

Vegetative propagation in certain plants; like Bryophyllum, water hyacinth, ginger, etc. can be termed as asexual reproduction. Following are some to the reasons for this:
  • Reproduction involves a single parent.
  • Meiosis does not happen during any stage of reproduction.
  • Offspring get the set of DNA from a single parent.

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