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O-LevelBiologyGenetics & Variation5090/11 · Oct/Nov 2016 · Q341 Mark

Small pieces of root tissue are taken from an oil palm tree and placed in a nutrient medium. Each small piece produces a new oil palm tree. Which type of reproduction is this and how do the genotypes of the new trees compare with that of the parent tree?

Atype of reproduction: asexual, genotype: different
Btype of reproduction: asexual, genotype: identical
Ctype of reproduction: sexual, genotype: different
Dtype of reproduction: sexual, genotype: identical

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B: type of reproduction: asexual, genotype: identical

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Genetics & Variation, O-Level Biology (syllabus 5090). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Biology, Oct/Nov 2016 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 34.

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