Which of the following statements is an evolutionary advantage of sex and sexual reproduction? A. Sex and recombination results in decreased genetic variation in a population and maintains advantageous traits. B. Sex and recombination can bring beneficial alleles together when producing offspring. C. Sex and recombination results in the inheritance of all the genetic information available from both parents. D. Reproduction is less risky when gametes from two individuals must fuse.

Which of the following statements is an evolutionary advantage of sex and sexual reproduction? A. Sex and recombination results in decreased genetic variation in a population and maintains advantageous traits. B. Sex and recombination can bring beneficial alleles together when producing offspring. C. Sex and recombination results in the inheritance of all the genetic information available from both parents. D. Reproduction is less risky when gametes from two individuals must fuse.

BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS+APPL.(LOOSELEAF)

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Chapter17: Processes Of Evolution

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