There are no advantages to asexual reproduction

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Asexual reproduction has all of the following advantages over sexual reproduction EXCEPT

 

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No "cost of males"

 

Can found a new population from a single individual

 

There are no advantages to asexual reproduction

 

Produces more offspring per reproductive event

 

In unchanging environments, offspring are exactly as adapted as their parents to their habitat

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