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Answer;
D) There is genetic variation in the sea stars as a result of sexual reproduction.
Explanation;
- Asexual reproduction is a type of reproduction which only involves one organism or parent, where offspring arise from it.
- Sexual reproduction is a type of reproduction which involves two parents, female and male, where male offers the male gamete and female offers the female gamete , which fuses to form a zygote that develops to an offspring.
- In sexual reproduction, there is genetic variation as a result of cross over meiosis and exchange of genetic material from two parents, while in asexual reproduction the offspring are completely identical or is a replica of the parent organism, in terms of physical appearance and the number of chromosomes.