Biology: How Life Works
Biology: How Life Works
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ISBN: 9781319206918
Author: Morris
Publisher: MAC HIGHER
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The four mechanisms that produce genetic variation as given in the statement, “sexual reproduction results in offspring that are genetically different from one another and from their parents”, and also describe if any of these four mechanisms occur in asexual reproduction.

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The process of sexual reproduction occurs mainly in multicellular organisms in eukaryotes. Offspring is produced through meiosis and fertilization. The resultant offspring receive genetic material from their parents and they are genetically different from one another and from their parents.

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