Question

Explain various advantages of sexual reproduction over asexual reproduction.

Answer 1

Sexual reproduction:

When two parents participate in the reproductive process and also involve the fusion of male and female gametes, it is called sexual reproduction.

Asexual reproduction:

Asexual reproduction is a mode of reproduction in which new offspring arise from a single parent. The offsprings are identical to each other, both physically as well as genetically.

Advantages of sexual reproduction over asexual reproduction:

1. The genetic makeup is different in progeny produced by sexual reproduction.
2. Progeny contains characters of both of the parents.
3. Variations are more in the case of sexual reproduction due to genetic recombination.
4. The species produced by sexual reproduction survive more than those produced by asexual reproduction. This is because genetic variations help them to adapt to different environments.