16. EVOLUTION LINK Some organisms-for example, certain fungi-reproduce asexually when the environment is favorable and sexually when the environment becomes unfavorable. What might be the evolutionary advantage of sexual reproduction with the associated process of meiosis during unfavorable conditions?

16. EVOLUTION LINK Some organisms-for example, certain fungi-reproduce asexually when the environment is favorable and sexually when the environment becomes unfavorable. What might be the evolutionary advantage of sexual reproduction with the associated process of meiosis during unfavorable conditions?

Biology (MindTap Course List)

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Author:Eldra Solomon, Charles Martin, Diana W. Martin, Linda R. Berg

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Chapter10: Chromosomes, Mitosis, And Meiosis

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