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(i) List two distinguishing features between sexual and asexual types of reproduction.
(ii) Explain why variations are observed in the offspring of sexually reproducing organisms?

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(ii) Sexual reproduction promotes diversity of characters in the offsprings. It result in new combinations of genes brought together in the gamete and this reshuffling increases genetic variation. It plays a prominent role in the origin of new species. The sexual mode of reproduction incorporates process of combining DNA from two different individuals during reproduction.
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