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Reproduction in organisms — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYReproduction in organisms2 Marks
Question
Sexual reproduction process appeared much later in organic evolution. Elaborate.
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Answer

In most primitive animals like Hydra, asexual reproduction (budding) has been found, but over the evolutionary time as the higher or advanced organisms came into existence, they resorted to the sexual mode of reproduction as it ensures genetic recombination that results in variation in the population.

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