Question

What are morphologically and genetically alike individuals called?

Answer 1

Hint: Morphologically and genetically alike individuals mean that two individuals are exact copies of one another. They are identical to both genes and appearance. These organisms having the same genetic and morphological appearances are known as clones. These are identical to their parents.

Complete answer: Morphologically and genetically alike individuals are the ones that not only look the same but also have the same genetic makeup.
1. This means that the genes of such organisms are the same and no polymorphism is hence observed. Such organisms are known as clones.
2. Clones can never be formed during sexual reproduction as in sexual reproduction variations occur.
3. While in the case of asexual reproduction clones are formed from the parents and these are exactly similar to the parents both in appearance and genetically.
4. In such organisms usually, the reproduction is associated with growth, wherein the parent dies and gives rise to its offsprings.

Additional information: The first investigative study of cloning took place in 1885 when German scientist Hans Adolf Eduard Driesch began researching reproduction.
In 1902, he was able to create a set of twin salamanders by differentiating an embryo into two separate, viable embryos, according to the Genetic Science Learning Center.

Note: Clones can be found only in the asexual type of reproduction as in sexual production two types of gametes fuse to form one zygote which has characteristics of both the Parents.