Management of Natural Resources

Question

How does an asexually reproducing organisms produce variations among their progeny? Explain giving example.

Answer

In asexually reproducing organisms variation occurs due to inaccuracies in DNA copying at the time of nuclear division.
For example, one bacterium divides, it will give rise to two bacteria. These daughter bacteria would be similar in body design, but with subtle differences. The resultant bacteria divide again, and each bacterium will give rise to two bacteria in the next generation i.e., there would be four individuals

Fig. Appearance of variations over succeeding generations
The four individuals will be different from each other. They may have differences of two types (i) some of the unique type of differences and (ii) differences inherited from, their respective parents, who were different from each other.





Sponsor Area