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unisexual species: Most vertebrates reproduce sexually, with populations comprised of both males and females. However, unisexual species have evolved independently several times. using a specific example from fishes, amphibians, and lepidosaurs, illustrate how unisexual species arise and persist (topminnows, Amazon Molly, common edible frog, Jefferson salamander, Aspidoscelis ,and Cnemidophorus and the examples)

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Unisexual organisms reproduce by budding. No gametes are produced in unisexual or asexual reproduction and is comparatively much easier than sexual reproduction. Sexual reproduction involves the mating of male and female gametes to produce offsprings. Sexual reproduction has considerable evolutionary benifits as the offspring gets the benificial trait of both the parents to survive in a competetive environment.

However unisexual species have independently evolved several times and persist. All known unisexual vertebrates are hybrids between recognized species or genetically defined races. The persistence of unisexual species can be attributed to,

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