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WAEC Biology 2001 Question 13

Question 13

Reproduction in Animals

The advantages of sexual reproduction include the following except

  1. A.it allows the formation of new species
  2. B.it allows production of desirable traits
  3. C.it permits variation of individuals
  4. D.it provides means for the variation of chromosome number from generation to generation
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Answer: D (it provides means for the variation of chromosome number from generation to generation)

Explanation

Sexual reproduction (with meiosis and fertilisation) keeps the chromosome number constant from generation to generation; it does not vary it.