Which of the following statements correctly describes a difference between sexual and parasexual reproduction?

A. Crossing over occurs during mitosis in
parasexual reproduction and meiosis in
sexual reproduction.
B. Parasexual reproduction does not include
a heterokaryotic stage, whereas sexual
reproduction does include a heterokaryotic
stage.
C. In sexual reproduction, karyogamy
produces a diploid nucleus, whereas in
parasexual reproduction karyogamy produces
a dikaryotic nucleus.
D. The haploid chromosome number is
restored by meiosis in parasexual
reproduction and by mitosis in sexual
reproduction.
E. Parasexual reproduction does not
generate genetic diversity, whereas sexual
reproduction does generate genetic diversity.


A

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