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Describe the major advantages and disadvantages asexual and sexual reproduction

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Advantages of sexual reproduction

1. The new organism can have different variations of DNA

2. Can lead to a genetic variation of new offsprings and generations

Disadvantages

1.Takes more energy

2.Takes more time

Advantages of asexual reproduction

1. Takes less energy

2. Takes less time

3. Skips pollination and fertilization

Disadvantages

1.Can't lead to different genetic variations of offspring and generations.

2. DNA is the exact same

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Some of the advantages of Asexual Reproduction include the process requiring less energy and taking less time. Some of the disadvantages of Asexual Reproduction is that there is no variation in the DNA and there is more competition for resources.

Some of the advantages of Sexual Reproduction include variation in DNA and less competition for resources. The disadvantages of Sexual Reproduction include the process requiring more energy and the process being slower.

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