Genetic Mutations in Asexually Reproducing Organisms Lead to More Evolutionary

question 47

Multiple Choice

Genetic mutations in asexually reproducing organisms lead to more evolutionary change than do genetic mutations in sexually reproducing ones because

• A) asexually reproducing organisms, but not sexually reproducing organisms, pass all mutations on to their offspring.
• B) asexually reproducing organisms devote more time and energy to the process of reproduction than do sexually reproducing organisms.
• C) sexually reproducing organisms can produce more offspring in a given time than can sexually reproducing organisms.
• D) more genetic variation is present in organisms that reproduce asexually than is present in those that reproduce sexually.
• E) asexually reproducing organisms have more dominant genes than organisms that reproduce sexually.

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