Which of the following statements about the benefits of sexual reproduction is false?
(a) Sexual reproduction permits enhanced survival because the gametes that carry alleles enhancing survival in harsh environments are used preferentially during fertilization.
(b) Unicellular organisms that can undergo sexual reproduction have an increased ability to adapt to harsh environments.
(c) Sexual reproduction reshuffles genes, which is thought to help species survive in novel or varying environments.
(d) Sexual reproduction can speed the elimination of deleterious alleles.
(a) Alleles enhancing survival in harsh environments will not be selected for until the organism encounters the harsh environment.
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