Are There Any Costs When Asexual Organisms Reproduce Automictically as Opposed

question 22

Multiple Choice

Are there any costs when asexual organisms reproduce automictically as opposed to apomictically?

• A) Yes; recombination may disrupt coadapted gene complexes.
• B) Yes; recombination is the cause of the twofold cost of sex.
• C) No; both are forms of asexual reproduction.
• D) No; recombination will produce more well-adapted individuals.

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