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Asexual Reproduction Stalled Early Animal Evolution for Millions of Years, Fossil Study Shows
A new study from the University of Cambridge reveals that asexual reproduction held back the diversity of Earth's earliest animals for millions of years, until sexual reproduction accelerated evolution.
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- A new study from the University of Cambridge shows that asexual reproduction limited competition and slowed evolution in Earth's earliest animals.
- The study focused on Ediacaran fossils dating from 574 million years ago.
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