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curlz

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Which of the following is a true statement about sexual vs. asexual reproduction?
A) Asexual reproduction, but not sexual reproduction, is characteristic of plants and fungi.
B) In sexual reproduction, individuals transmit 50% of their genes to each of their offspring.
C) In asexual reproduction, offspring are produced by fertilization without meiosis.
D) Sexual reproduction requires that parents be diploid.
E) Asexual reproduction produces only haploid offspring.
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Reply #1 on: Jun 19, 2013
I'm pretty sure it's B. Good luck :D


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Reply #2 on: Jul 29, 2013
Great..that really helped.


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