Biology 0610 · IGCSE · Asexual reproduction

Asexual reproduction — practice question

The diagram illustrates a potato tuber that formed from the stem of the parent potato plant. Three shoots are beginning to grow from the tuber. How do the genotypes of the shoots compare with those of the tuber and the parent?

  • Agenotype of tuber is different to the shoots; genotype of parent is different to the shoots
  • Bgenotype of tuber is different to the shoots; genotype of parent is identical to the shoots
  • Cgenotype of tuber is identical to the shoots; genotype of parent is different to the shoots
  • Dgenotype of tuber is identical to the shoots; genotype of parent is identical to the shoots

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