In individual insects of some species, whole chromosomes that carry larval genes are eliminated from the genomes of somatic cells at the time of metamorphosis. A consequence of this occurrence is that ________.
A) we could not clone a larva from the somatic cells of such an adult insect
B) such species must reproduce only asexually
C) the descendants of these adults do not include a larval stage
D) metamorphosis can no longer occur among the descendants of such adults

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The elimination of chromosomes carrying larval genes from somatic cells means that these cells lack the genetic information necessary to produce a larva, making it impossible to clone a larva from them.

In Individual Insects of Some Species, Whole Chromosomes That Carry