Abstract: Offspring which occur as a result of sexual reproduction differ in genetic complement from the parental types because half of their genes are derived from one parent and half from the other parent. As a consequence populations in which sexual reproduction occurs show greater variation and therefore a greater capacity for evolutionary adaptation.
Publication Year: 1971
Publication Date: 1971-01-01
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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