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Key Takeaways
KEY TAKEAWAYS
• Asexual selection likely existed before sexual selection, which occurred in nature first in a eukaryotic ancestor.
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• Prokaryotes do engage in primitive mating, which may involve just an exchange of genetic material.
• There are advantages and disadvantages to both types of reproduction when it comes to evolutionary progress.
• There are certain mating systems that are involved in reproductive strategies among the different species.
• Mate selection usually involves one sex that is choosy and one sex that is more competitive.
• Mate selection can be applied to human traits that indicate who a person is more or less likely to have sex with.
