Question

Why is meiosis needed in species that reproduce sexually .com?

Answer 1

During sexual reproduction, meiosis generates genetic variation in offspring because the process randomly shuffles genes across chromosomes and then randomly separates half of those chromosomes into each gamete. The two gametes then randomly fuse to form a new organism.

Sex is good for your psychological health and immune function. Having frequent orgasms is healthy, having many sexual partners and unprotected sex is not. But sexual addiction and chronic masturbation can become problem. If your abundant sexual activity is causing you distress do seek help.