How is asexual reproduction linked to the 'progress ' in evolution ?

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Dear student In asexual reproduction an exact genetic copy of the parent organism is produced (a clone ). Unlike sexual reproduction, asexual reproduction only introduces genetic variation into the population if a random mutation in the organism's DNA is passed on to the offspring and in this way asexual reproduction linked to the 'progress ' in evolution . Regards

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