ANIMAL REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT
ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION
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reproduction in which the sex cells from two parents unite to produce offspring
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reproduction that does not involve the union of sex cells
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Detailed explanation-1: -Both homosporous and heterosporous life histories may exhibit various types of asexual reproduction (vegetative reproduction, somatic reproduction). Asexual reproduction is any reproductive process that does not involve meiosis or the union of nuclei, sex cells, or sex organs.
Detailed explanation-2: -The process by which a single parent gives rise to a new organism which inherits the genetic material from the single parent is called asexual reproduction. There is no gamete formation of fertilisation in asexual reproduction.
Detailed explanation-3: -Asexual reproduction is a mode of reproduction that does not entail the union of sex cells or gametes. Unlike in sexual reproduction wherein male and female gametes unite to reproduce offspring, in asexual reproduction, this union is not necessary.
Detailed explanation-4: -Parthenogenesis. Parthenogenesis is a form of asexual reproduction in which an egg develops into an individual without being fertilized.
Detailed explanation-5: -(ii) Asexual reproduction does not involve gametes.