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Many plants can reproduce asexually. How is this an advantage for the plant? Why can it sometimes be a disadvantage
for the plant? Use details to support your answer.

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Advantage and disadvantage of asexual reproduction in plant is described below in details.

Step-by-step explanation:

An advantage of asexual reproduction is that the resulting plant will approach adulthood quicker. Since the new plant is emerging from a grown-up plant or plant components, it will also be stronger than a seed. Asexual reproduction can take a spot by natural or manufactured (assisted by humans) means.

The significant disadvantages of asexual reproduction are the Shortage of diversity. Following the seeds are genetically the same as the parent they are more sensitive to the same diseases and nutrient insufficiencies as the parent. All the negative deviations endure for generations.

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