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Give two reasons for the appearance of variations among the progeny formed by sexual reproduction.

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The two reasons for the appearance of variations among the progeny formed by sexual reproduction are :
(i) Sexual reproduction involves two parents with different sets of characters.
(ii) The gene combinations are different in gametes.
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