EkeKas Podcast
1 episode - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago -Because only one parent is involved in reproduction with an asexual organism, the diversity within the species is extremely limited. This makes a species more susceptible to various diseases or infections because there is a lack of an ability to adapt or fight off such a problem.
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Disadvantages of Asexual Reproduction
April 12, 2021 14:43 - 6 minutes - 3.35 MBBecause the offspring of an asexual organism is essentially a clone of the parent, any negative mutations that are within the genetics of the organism will be passed down to the offspring. This increases the risks of an asexual species to eventually become extinct as most mutations tend to be more negative than positive, especially with the limited evolution that is available to such a species.