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How does the progeny formed from asexual reproduction differ from that formed by sexual reproduction?

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Since asexual reproduction involves only a single parent and offspring are produced by mitotic cell division, the progeny is genetically identical to the parent, and hence, do not have any variation. In sexual reproduction, there is fusion of male and female gametes which are formed meiotically in two different parents. Hence offspring are genetically different from their parents and among themselves.
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  • Offspring formed by sexual reproduction exhibit more variation than those formed by asexual reproduction because

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    sexual reproduction is a lengthy process
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    gametes of parents have qualitatively different genetic composition
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