Consider an organism that usually reproduces sexually. If it produces haploid offspring through the development of unfertilized eggs, what would be the genetic similarity of those offspring to one another?
A)Since the offspring were produced without fertilization, they would all be genetically just alike.
B)If the eggs were products of meiosis, the offspring would NOT be genetically just alike.
C)If the offspring were produced asexually by mitosis, they would not be genetically just alike.
D)Genetic differences can only occur in organisms that are produced through meiosis and fertilization, so they would be genetically just alike

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If the eggs were products of meiosis, they would undergo genetic recombination and independent assortment, leading to genetic variation among the offspring.

Consider an Organism That Usually Reproduces Sexually