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While teaching "reproduction" in the class a student asked the teacher, “Why do human beings not reproduce by binary fission?" As a student of zoology, what will be your answer?

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Human being is an advanced animal. He reproduces sexually. In man, the new born is formed by the fusion of sperm (produced by father) and ovum (produced by mother). Binary fission is a type of asexual reproduc tion found only in primitive animals.
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