Reproduction
Reproduction
Sexual reproduction is widespread in animals and this section explains why.
Learning Outcome: Summarize how sexual reproduction impacts variation, the problems associated with successfully reproducing, and the relationship of reproduction to fitness.
In an evolutionary sense, the “winning” alleles are the ones that become most frequent within a population over generations. Mating behaviors are critical for this reproductive success.
Fitness is surviving and reproducing, potentially passing on alleles to future generations. This video introduces the significance of sexual reproduction.
Watch this video; you can select the closed captioning “cc” option if you would like to see the text.