What are the advantages and disadvantages of asexual reproduction meritnattion?
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Disadvantages of Asexual Reproduction in Plants. ... This often places a strain on the plants, as well as the environment. A third disadvantageis the increased likelihood for mutations. Since all of the offspring are genetic clones, it is more likely for a mutation to spread more rapidly as the plants reproduce asexually
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The following factors are some of the major advantages of the asexual mode of reproduction:
- Unlike in the sexual mode of reproduction, where both parents are needed to produce offspring, in this mode, a single parent can produce healthy offspring.
- For the process of reproduction to take place, the parent does not require to migrate to other places.
- A larger number of offspring are produced in a comparatively much shorter period.
- A large amount of energy and huge time is saved in the process.
The major disadvantages of the asexual mode of reproduction are stated below:
- There will be no existence of genetic variation in the population.
- Both the parent and the daughter will contain exact genetic composition.
- Since there is no variation observed, an entire population can become extinct in the future.
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