Question

List six specific characteristics of sexual reproduction.

Answer 1

It is the mode of reproduction in which gamete cells from two organisms, one male and one female, combine to form a singular zygote.

Characteristics of sexual reproduction:

(a) Two parents are involved.

(b) Two dissimilar gametes are formed by meiosis. Gametes can be dissimilar in both size and functions.

(c) Variations are produced in the gametes.

(d) Occurs in all the higher and in some of the lower organisms.

(e) Fertilization is a slower process of reproduction where the development of the new individual requires time.

(f) Plays an important role in the process of evolution and adaptation.