Asexual reproduction produces genetically identical individuals because
A) chromosomes do not have to replicate during asexual reproduction.
B) it involves chromosome replication without cytokinesis.
C) no meiosis or fertilization takes place.
D) cell division occurs only in meiosis.
E) the mitotic spindle prevents nondisjunction.

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Asexual reproduction does not involve meiosis or fertilization, which are processes that create genetic variation through the shuffling and recombination of genes. Instead, a single individual gives rise to genetically identical offspring through processes such as budding, fragmentation, or parthenogenesis.

Asexual Reproduction Produces Genetically Identical Individuals Because