Urgent: compare and contrast the processes of sexual reproduction in eukaryotes and conjugation in
bacteria in terms of how they contribute to genetic variation in a population.

Answer and Explanation:

in sexual reproduction fertilization brings about mixing of different genetic material from both parents. this mixing leads to formation of new combination of characteristics which contribute to genetic variation in a population.Bacterial conjugation is the transfer of genetic material between bacterial cells by direct cell-to-cell contact through a pilus. However, it is not sexual reproduction, since no exchange of gamete occurs, and indeed no generation of a new organism