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The difference between sexual and asexual reproduction and also describe the advantages of each.
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Reproduction is a process through which a new individual is produced. Reproduction can be sexual and asexual. Asexual reproduction is a type of reproduction, which does not involve the fusion of sex cells or gametes, and the offspring produced from a single parent and inherit the genetics of that parent only. Whereas, the sexual reproduction involves the fusion of the two gametes that are derived from male and female individuals.
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