Clone and offspring:
Major differences
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Clone
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Offspring
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1.
It is the product of
asexual reproduction
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It is the product of
sexual reproduction
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2.
It is monoparental
(derived from a single parent)
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It is biparental
(derived from two parents)
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3.
It is formed by
mitosis. Meiosis does not occur
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Meiosis occurs prior
to formation of gametes
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4.
It exactly resembles
the parent
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It shows variations
from parents
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5.
There is no
recombination of genes
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Due to chance
segregation and chance combination of genes, offspring exhibits genetic
variations.
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