Please choose the correct answer to the question: During sexual reproduction, a sperm cell fertilizes an egg cell to form a fertilized egg. The fertilized egg then develops into a new organism. Which statement describes the primary advantage of sexual reproduction over asexual reproduction?

Answer1: Sexual reproduction produces identical offspring. Answer2: Sexual reproduction results in less adaptable offspring. Answer3: Sexual reproduction generates a large number of offspring. Answer4: Sexual reproduction results in genetic variation in offspring.

Answer format: answer1/answer2/answer3/answer4