alleryWhy does an offspring of sexual reproduction show some characters different from both parents?
AGenes from both parents recombine
BOnly the mother's genes pass on
CIt forms by mitosis from one parent
DIts gametes are diploid, not haploid
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Genes from both parents recombine
1. Sexual reproduction fuses a male gamete and a female gamete from two parents.
2. The new individual carries recombined genes from both parents.
3. This recombination causes variation, so the offspring resembles parents for some traits but differs for others.
4. Single-parent inheritance, mitotic origin and diploid gametes describe non-sexual or wrong cases, so they are ruled out.
_Source: Balbharati (Maharashtra Board) Class 10 Science & Technology Part 2, Ch 3 "Life Processes in Living Organisms Part 2", p.35_
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