NEET Biology question

Offspring formed by sexual reproduction exhibit more variation than those formed by asexual reproduction because:

(A)sexual reproduction is a lengthy process
(B)gametes of parents have qualitatively different genetic compositionCorrect
(C)genetic material comes from parents of two different species
(D)Greater amount of DNA is involved in sexual reproduction

Answer: (B)

Solution

During gametogenesis, meiosis (with crossing over and independent assortment) produces gametes that differ qualitatively in their genetic composition even within the same parent, and

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