Asexual reproduction

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asexual reproduction
n. reproduction which does not involve sexual processes


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Asexual reproduction
Asexual reproduction is a form of reproduction which does not involve meiosis, ploidy reduction, or fertilization. Asexual reproduction only takes one parent. A more stringent definition is agamogenesis which refers to reproduction without the fusion of gametes. Asexual reproduction is the primary form of reproduction for single-celled organisms such as archaeabacteria, and protists. Many plants and fungi reproduce mostly asexually as well. While all prokaryotes reproduce asexually (without the formation and fusion of gametes), mechanisms for lateral gene transfer such as conjugationtransformation and transduction are sometimes likened to sexual reproduction.
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Asexual reproduction
Asexual reproduction n. Reproduction occurring without the sexual union of male and female gametes. [more]Asexual reproduction - Community and Resources

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asexual reproduction
Noun
1. reproduction without the fusion of gametes
(synonym) agamogenesis
(hypernym) reproduction
(hyponym) apomixis


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Asexual reproduction
Any form of reproduction not depending on a sexual process. It involves a single individual. Reproduction by cell division, fragmentation or budding.

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