What selective advantages drove the development of sexual reproduction, and how did it develop?

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anonymous · Answer

I think this would be a good overall http://www.evolutionary-philosophy.net/sex.html And this would be the selective advantages http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution_of_sexual_reproduction http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/sex/advantage/index.html Hope this helps

anonymous · Answer

Sexual reproduction"s advantages:
   o There's more individuality and mutations
   o Uniqueness and mutations mean variety; biodiversity
   o So if an epidemic kills off you're species, the "weird ones" might          live and eventually get their own species going.

anonymous · Answer

well,thr is more scope 4r evolution,dut to variation,and uniqueness of the species,and possibility of mutations!

anonymous · Answer

It gives riose to more varaiation, thus leading to evolution.