Examine a case study based on a 2005 article in Nature that deals with the issue of sexual vs asexual reproduction. Trying to figure out which is better is a question that biologists have been trying to answer for over 100 years.
Read through the attached case study and answer the questions posed within the document. Using your answers from the document, answer the questions below. Write your post in a narrative format based on your answers. Original posts are due by midnight EST on Wednesday. Replies are due by midnight EST on Sunday of week 15. Answer to student questions are due by midnight on Sunday of week 16.
1) Propose 3 hypotheses to explain why sexual reproduction has evolved.
2) Can you propose any way to test your favorite hypothesis?
3) Can you design a way to test the hypothesis that asexual reproduction leads to higher evolutionary fitness than sexual reproduction?
4) Are the data they obtained consistent with Weismann''s hypothesis? Explain your thinking
5) What conclusions can you make based upon the data?
Article- Why Sex Is Good by Clyde Freeman Herreid