Question

4. Why does sexual reproduction result in offspring with genetic variation? ​

Answer 1

Answer: Sexual reproduction provides genetic diversity because the sperm and egg that are produced contain different combinations of genes than the parent organisms.

Explanation: Each resulting cell, or gamete, resulting from meiosis has only half the amount of DNA as the parent cell.

Answer 2

Sexual reproduction has the potential to produce tremendous genetic variation in offspring.
This variation is due to independent assortment and crossing-over during meiosis, and random union of gametes during fertilization.