Sexual reproduction allows for more variation and provides the benefit of efficient recombinational repair of DNA damages during meiosis, a key stage of the sexual cycle.
sˈɛkʃuːəl ɹᵻpɹədˈʌkʃən ɐlˈaʊz fɔːɹ mˈoːɹ vˌɛɹɪˈeɪʃən ænd pɹəvˈaɪdz ðə bˈɛnɪfˌɪt ʌv ɪfˈɪʃənt ɹˌiːkˌɑːmbᵻnˈeɪʃənəl ɹᵻpˈɛɹ ʌv dˌiːˌɛnˈeɪ dˈæmɪdʒᵻz dˈʊɹɹɪŋ meɪˈoʊsɪs, ɐ kˈiː stˈeɪdʒ ʌvðə sˈɛkʃuːəl sˈaɪkəl.