Which statement concerning reproduction is false?
A)Hereditary information is passed on to the next generation.
B)Hereditary information is in the form of genes.
C)The offspring of asexual organisms have the same genes as the single parent.
D)The offspring of sexual organisms have roughly one half of the genes from each parent.
E)The offspring of multicellular organisms tend to be identical to the parent.

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The statement "The offspring of multicellular organisms tend to be identical to the parent" is false. While there may be some similarities between parents and offspring, there will always be some genetic variation due to the process of meiosis and the shuffling of genes during fertilization.

Which Statement Concerning Reproduction Is False