What are the disadvantages and advantages of parthenogenesis?

The process of reproducing offspring from female eggs without any male involvement.

Advantages

1 - Rapid production of numerous offspring and there is need of male gametes.

2 - Require less amount of time and energy

3 - Offspring are the exact copies of the parents and are called clones as they are similar morphologically and genetically.

Disadvantages

1 - There is no genetic variability.

2 - No new genetic combinations which can be a threat for their survival during population selection.