Assertion: sexual reproduction | /r/CapableOf | play important role
Facets:
value: in the rise of new species
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: Sexual reproduction plays an important role in the origin of new species having different characteristics.
text: We shall see later that sexual reproduction and variation have played important roles in the rise of new species, a process which is apparently responsible for the multiplicity of present-day forms.