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WAEC Biology 2014 Question 44

Question 44

Reproduction in Plants

A small stem from a hibiscus plant was placed in a nutrient medium, and it developed into a new plant. The new plant was reproduced

  1. A.asexually with a different genotype from the parent plant.
  2. B.sexually with a different genotype from the parent plant.
  3. C.asexually with the same genotype as the parent plant.
  4. D.sexually with the same genotype as the parent plant.
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Answer: C (asexually with the same genotype as the parent plant.)

Explanation

Growing a plant from a stem piece is vegetative (asexual) propagation, so the new plant is genetically identical to the parent.