A radiation accident leads to a damaged gene in a fruit fly

A radiation accident leads to a damaged gene in a fruit fly, which leads to improper function of that gene. If this species reproduces asexually, which offspring will inherit a copy of the damaged gene? About half the offspring Since only humans contain genes, this question cannot be addressed. All the offspring None of the offspring.

Solution

Asexual reproduction produces clones i.e. genetically identical progeny. So, if the species reproduces asexually, all the offspring would contain a copy of damaged genes. Option C is the correct answer.