Sexual reproduction makes natural selection _______ efficient by _______ the _______ of the number of deleterious mutations among individuals.
A) more;increasing;mean
B) more;increasing;variance
C) more;decreasing;mean
D) less;increasing;mean
E) less;increasing;variance

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Sexual reproduction increases genetic variation among individuals, which increases the variance in the number of deleterious mutations. This variation allows natural selection to more efficiently weed out individuals with higher numbers of deleterious mutations.

Sexual Reproduction Makes Natural Selection _______ Efficient by _______ the _______

Sexual Reproduction Makes Natural Selection ___ Efficient by _ the _____