The parent plant reproduced asexually to form the daughter plant. if the leaf cells of the parent plant have 24 chromosomes, which two statements are true of the daughter plant? a. the daughter plant developed from a zygote. b. the leaf cells of the daughter plant have 12 chromosomes. c. the daughter plant is genetically similar to the parent plant. d. the leaf cells of the daughter plant have 24 chromosomes. e. the reproduction of the daughter plant involved meiosis.