Evolution and Sex

Just elements colliding buddy. Calling them into opposition and genderising them wont deduct from that:)

Sexual reproduction is extremely valuable within a gene pool because it increases variation which allows for more selection to occur. The end result is that it accelerates the evolutionary process dramatically. And since all (that I know of) of the more complex multicellular organisms on this planet reproduce sexually, it's likely that we only exist because of sexual reproduction.

On the flip side it should be noted that asexual reproduction has not "died out", probably because it has advantages too, namely that it's very convenient and effective. It's probably even more functional in certain environments that sexual reproduction is. Usually for microorganisms.

As for the original evolutionary steps required to bridge the gap from asexuality to sexuality, it's a virtual certainty that the first organisms to share genes in reproduction were neither Male or Female, but simply organisms which each reproduced by combining genes from another organism. At this stage they were probably too rudimentary even to be a combination of Male and Female, but rather they were simply "sharers".

Usually micoroganisms, but also aphids and stuff.

Hmmmm is this really necessary.
Can't speak for you, but I am glad species changed and we have male and female today. Life wouldn't be as fun;)

When was the last time you saw an unhappy amoeba?

Last I checked they showed not much emotion

Your attitude is very highly attuned, well thought out.
Asexuality did not die out.. It simply did not require to change for survival.
The most advanced species in the universe, is probably asexual based on temporal start points of species within the same billion years... It is expected they are highly non momentary and are adaptive, but not prone to momentary unusual behavior.

They will have earned such a state of being through environmental adaptation and collective management.
A skew to abnormality surviving may have resulted in any number of mutations equivalent in outcome to gender assignment, but not definitely as weak or strong per argument.

hmmmmmm
nice name is it fitting???