IB Biology SL 2.4.7 Cloning and asexual reproduction Question Bank
Practise IB Biology SL 2.4.7 by identifying natural cloning and predicting genetic similarity in offspring.
- Syllabus
- First assessment 2025
- Course
- Biology SL
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- SL
Practise IB Biology SL 2.4.7 by identifying natural cloning and predicting genetic similarity in offspring.
This redwood tree (Sequoia sempervirens) was blown over in 1936, but five side branches formed new roots and are now separate trees.
Three of the new trees formed from side branches of the original tree

If the genomes of the five new trees were sequenced, predict with a reason how similar they would be to each other.
a. identical/the same;
b. (because of) asexual reproduction/vegetative propagation/mitosis/DNA replication;
c. clones/produced by cloning;
d. any differences would be due to mutation;
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