Write a few Advantages of Sexual Reproduction over Asexual Reproduction

Answer: Reproduction is the process in which an offspring is produced and is similar to its parents biologically or genetically. It is of 2 types:

• Sexual reproduction 
• Asexual reproduction

Sexual reproduction refers to the process in which the individual is created by the combination of male and female gametes. Asexual reproduction refers to the process where no gamete combination is required. A single parent leads to producing an individual which is genetically identical to his parent. 

Some of the advantages of sexual reproduction over asexual reproduction are:

• As we know in sexual reproduction the involvement of both male and female are required and the gametes of both are used, so the individual produced will be having skills, abilities, and attributes of both his parents. In the case of asexual reproduction as only 1 parent is involved so only the gamete of that parent is used so the individual which will be produced will only have the skills, abilities, and attributes of only his 1 single parent
• In sexual reproduction, the male and female can try many variations as there are many variations but in asexual reproduction, there is no variation
• There is a difference in the genetics that is made by the individuals during sexual reproduction
• The individuals that are produced during the time of sexual reproduction survive more in comparison to the species that are produced during asexual reproduction. This is mainly because the individuals that are produced in sexual reproduction get the genes that are mixed from their parents which helps them to adapt to different types of environments and act accordingly. But the individual who is produced by asexual reproduction involves genes of only 1 parent which makes it difficult for the individual to adapt to the different types of environments