Which of the following is incorrect regarding asexual reproduction in Plasmodium species?

More than two daughter individuals are formed.

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It occurs under favourable conditions.

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Nucleus of the parent undergoes repeated division

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A part of the body covering and residual cytoplasm is left.

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Solution

The correct option is B It occurs under favourable conditions.
Fission is an asexual mode of reproduction that occurs in unicellular organisms such as Amoeba, Paramoecium and Plasmodium. It is of two types- binary fission and multiple fission.In Plasmodium, multiple fission occurs which gives rise to multiple daughter cells and it occurs during favourable conditions only.

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