(February 13, 2013 at 3:15 pm)John V Wrote: Sometimes people try to go through this route to get from asexual to sexual, but it doesn't work. As you note, such creatures are better off than creatures who only reproduce sexually, so their would be no advantage to them in losing the asexual component.
Diversity is the advantage. Perhaps it outweighs the ability to create a million photocopies of oneself.