Which process would lead to offspring with the exact same genetic information as the parent? (1 point)
Responses
A plant growing from a seed.
A plant growing from a seed.
A bacterium splitting in two.
A bacterium splitting in two.
A bird laying an egg.
A bird laying an egg.
A tree growing from the stump of another tree.
A bacterium splitting in two.
The process that would lead to offspring with the exact same genetic information as the parent is "A bacterium splitting in two."
The correct answer is A bacterium splitting in two.
When a bacterium splits in two, it undergoes a process called binary fission. In this process, the bacterium replicates its genetic material, and then divides into two identical daughter cells. Each daughter cell carries the exact same genetic information as the parent cell.
This process ensures that the offspring bacteria are genetically identical to the parent bacterium.