Yeasts change from mitotic to meiotic division when conditions are unfavorable because meiosis increases genetic diversity and improves their chances of survival in unfavorable conditions.
During meiosis, crossing over of genetic materials between non-homologous chromosomes creates genetic recombination and makes the resulting offspring to be genetically more diverse than their parents.
The increased genetic diversity will increase the chances of survival of the offspring in a constantly changing environment. In other words, the more genetically diverse a population is, the more their chances of surviving adverse environmental conditions.
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