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Chapter 13.1, Problem 2CC
Summary Introduction
To explain: The role of asexual reproduction in producing identical progeny.
Introduction: Eukaryotes are organisms having nuclei enclosed in a nuclear envelope. They consist of other organized membrane-bound organelles like the endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi apparatus. Eukaryotes can be multicellular or single-celled. It includes a wide range of organisms like protists,
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