To reproduce, female elephants produce eggs and male elephants produce sperm. Offspring are produced by the fusion of an egg with a sperm cell. Which statement is true about the offspring?
A. The offspring are genetically identical to the parents because they are produced by sexual reproduction.
B. The offspring are genetically distinct from the parents because they are produced by sexual reproduction.
C. The offspring are genetically identical to the parents because the egg and sperm are both diploid.
D. The offspring are genetically distinct from the parents because the egg and sperm are both diploid.
B is the closest to correct, because children are not identical to their parents from the process of Meiosis, which is the process of making the embryo for creating a child.
If it’s easier to think about it, it works the same way in humans.
