One advantage of sexual reproduction over asexual reproduction is that:
a. sexual reproduction is faster.
b. sexual reproduction is less difficult to achieve.
c. sexual reproduction is particularly effective for sessile animals.
d. sexual reproduction promotes genetic diversity.
e. sexual reproduction produces genetically identical offspring.
D
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