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Evolutionary biology

the reproductive disadvantages of sexual compared with asexual reproduction, including the twofold cost of producing males.

In evolutionary biology, cost of sex refers to the reproductive disadvantages of sexual compared with asexual reproduction, including the twofold cost of producing males. This meaning comes from Lehtonen (2012) in Trends in Ecology & Evolution.[1]

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References

Lehtonen, J., Jennions, M. D., & Kokko, H. (2012). The many costs of sex. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 27(3), 172-178. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2011.09.016

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