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Standard XII
Biology
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Clones are
  1. Plants raised from a single parent
  2. Genetically similar to the parent plant
  3. Population of plants produced vegetatively
  4. All of the above

A
Plants raised from a single parent
B
Population of plants produced vegetatively
C
Genetically similar to the parent plant
D
All of the above
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Cloning is the process of producing similar populations of genetically identical individuals in a controlled condition that occurs in nature. This is the process of artificial asexual mode of reproduction where the plants are produced genetically identical to parent by the involvement of other plant plants. Thus, the correct answer is option D.

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