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Heredity and Evolution — Science STD 10 — Question

CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 10ScienceHeredity and Evolution2 Marks
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How variation in a population leads to a survival advantage?
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Answer

The advantages of sexual reproduction:
  • It produces variation in the off spring.
  • The species can adapt to new environments due to variation, which gives them a survival advantage.
  • A disease or change in environment is less likely to affect all the individuals in a population.

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