Asexual Reproduction (Noun)
Meaning
Reproduction without the fusion of gametes.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- Asexual reproduction in plants often occurs through the production of stolons or rhizomes that give rise to new plants genetically identical to the parent.
- The most common method of asexual reproduction in prokaryotic organisms is binary fission, where a single cell divides into two identical cells.
- Asexual reproduction can occur through budding, which is often observed in fungi and certain types of animals, such as some species of coral.
- In apomictic asexual reproduction, seeds are produced without fertilization, resulting in offspring genetically identical to the parent.
- Asexual reproduction allows certain organisms, such as aphids, to rapidly produce large populations of genetically identical offspring.