EBK LIFE: THE SCIENCE OF BIOLOGY
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ISBN: 8220103935432
Author: Sadava
Publisher: MAC HIGHER
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Chapter 11.4, Problem 2R
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The common characteristics of the sexual life cycles.
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In sexual life cycle, the gametes are produced by both the parents, which fuse together to form a zygote. The organisms that arise through sexual life cycle are not identical. This creates diversity that leads to evolution by the means of natural selection.
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