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Definition of Asexual reproduction
1. Noun. Reproduction without the fusion of gametes.
Specialized synonyms: Apomixis, Blastogenesis, Budding, Fission, Fissiparity, Monogenesis, Sporulation, Parthenogenesis, Parthenogeny, Virgin Birth, Gemmation, Pullulation
Generic synonyms: Reproduction
Derivative terms: Agamogenetic
Definition of Asexual reproduction
1. Noun. (biology) Any form of reproduction that does not involve the fusion of gametes. ¹
2. Noun. (biology) Any form of reproduction that involves neither meiosis nor fusion of gametes. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Asexual reproduction
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Asexual Reproduction
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Literary usage of Asexual reproduction
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1900)
"asexual reproduction is a phenomenon comparatively rare in the animal kingdom,
... By asexual reproduction the exact fac-simile of the parent may always be ..."
2. Genetics and Eugenics: A Text-book for Students of Biology and a Reference by William Ernest Castle (1916)
"Jennings was the first to take this matter up in connection with the asexual
reproduction of the protozoan, paramecium. He was unable to detect any genetic ..."
3. The Evolution of Sex in Plants by John Merle Coulter (1914)
"which would have eliminated asexual reproduction if it was eliminated at all
among plants, reproduction by tubers, bulbs, and cuttings, as well as the ..."
4. A Manual of Zoology by Richard Hertwig (1912)
"The chief characteristic of asexual reproduction is the fact that only a single
... asexual reproduction must be a result of the growth of the organism, ..."
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