Biology (MindTap Course List)
Biology (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781337392938
Author: Eldra Solomon, Charles Martin, Diana W. Martin, Linda R. Berg
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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To develop: A hypothesis to explain the reason why asexual reproduction is more common habitat with few parasites, and sexual reproduction is more common in habitats with larger numbers of parasites.

Introduction: Reproduction is the process by which the organisms propagate their species by the union of the male and females gametes. Sexual reproduction and asexual reproduction are the two types of reproduction. Sexual reproduction involves male and female gametes but asexual reproduction does not involve male and female gametes.

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