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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.
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Harrison, D. (1971). Modes of sexual reproduction. In: Advanced Biology Notes. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-00021-0_11
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