Which of the following is not a hypothesized advantage of sexual reproduction?

A. It helps remove deleterious genes.
B. It reduces the chances of producing offspring less fit than the parent.
C. It recombines different advantageous alleles and separates them from harmful ones.
D. It creates novel combinations of genes.
E. It increases resistance to parasites.


Ans: B. It reduces the chances of producing offspring less fit than the parent.

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