Birthday Shankar's Birthday falls on 25th July. Sexual reproduction creates genetic diversity Asexual Reproduction Offspring produced asexually are genetically identical to one another and to their parents. Sexual Reproduction One result of sexual reproduction is that it produces genetic diversity.
Sexual reproduction requires both male and female gametes.
A simultaneous hermaphrodite is both male and female at the same time Some animals are sequential hermaphrodites and function as a male or a female at different times in their lives. Sexual reproduction requires that haploid gametes come into close proximity so that they can join into a single diploid zygote. To solve this problem, many anatomical and behavioral adaptations have evolved to support a wide variety of mating strategies. The simplest distinction in mating strategies is whether fertilization occurs externally or internally. External fertilization is common among simple animals, especially those that are not mobile.