Concept:Vegetative propagation is a type of asexual reproduction in which new plants are produced from vegetative parts like roots, stems, or leaves.
Because the offspring are genetic copies of the parent plant, any disease present in the parent can easily pass to the new plants.
Explanation:In vegetative propagation, there is no fusion of gametes, so the offspring are genetically identical to the parent plant.
This absence of genetic variation means that if the parent plant is infected by a disease, the disease is directly transferred to all the new offspring.
Unlike sexual reproduction, vegetative propagation does not produce new gene combinations that might help resist diseases.
Therefore, the spread of diseases to the next generation is a major disadvantage of vegetative propagation.
Trait uniformity and earlier maturity may be advantages, but disease transfer is clearly a drawback.
Answer:D. diseases are easily transferred to offspring