Which statement is NOT true concerning reproduction? A. Hereditary information is passed on to the next generation. B. The offspring of sexual organisms have roughly one half of the genes from each parent. C. Hereditary information is in the form of genes. D. The offspring of multicellular organisms tend to be identical to the parent. E. The offspring of asexual organisms have the same genes as the single parent.

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Craig Kaufman

4 May, 22:20

Which statement is NOT true concerning reproduction? A. Hereditary information is passed on to the next generation. B. The offspring of sexual organisms have roughly one half of the genes from each parent. C. Hereditary information is in the form of genes. D. The offspring of multicellular organisms tend to be identical to the parent. E. The offspring of asexual organisms have the same genes as the single parent.

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Paul Fisher · Answer 1

D. The offspring of multi-cellular organisms tend to be identical to the parent.

Explanation:

The offspring of multi-cellular organisms which reproduce through sexual mode can never be identical to the parents because of crossing over which is a phenomenon which occurs during meiosis. All the individuals which have sexual dimorphism and reproduce sexually have germ cells in their gonads. Meiosis is a type of cell division which occurs only in germ cells not in somatic cells. During meiosis the genetic material from both the parents is exchanged leading to new combinations of genes as a result of which offspring is neither 100% identical to father nor to the mother. Offspring displays traits which are a combination of both the parents thereby showing variability.