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science Phys Org 2026-08-20

Biological Mystery: Why Sexual Reproduction Persists Despite Evolutionary Costs

Evolutionary biologists continue to debate why sexual reproduction evolved, noting that it is far more biologically costly than asexual reproduction but persists nonetheless.

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