In genetic algorithms, is there a reason to produce two offspring from each crossover? Most sources do it this way, but I can't find an explanation for why.
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@peterdrake It's not that it's the only way to crossover. It's just inspired (a bit) from how meiosis works. In simple words, meiosis can be thought of crossing-over of 2 alleles during meiosis-I stage, which is then split into 2 daughters in meiosis-II stage.
