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Explain the advantage that populations of sexually reproducing organisms have over asexually reproducing organisms?
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In sexual reproduction, two parents contribute genetic material to produce offspring that are genetically unique. This is due to the process of meiosis, where the chromosomes of the parents are shuffled and recombined to create new combinations in the offspring. Show more…
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