Phenomena and Processes

Asexual Reproduction

Reproduction without fusion of two types of cells, mostly found in ALGAE; FUNGI; and PLANTS. Asexual reproduction occurs in several ways, such as budding, fission, or splitting from parent cells. Only few groups of ANIMALS reproduce asexually or unisexually (PARTHENOGENESIS).

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Reproduction without fusion of two types of cells, mostly found in ALGAE; FUNGI; and PLANTS. Asexual reproduction occurs in several ways, such as budding, fission, or splitting from parent cells. Only few groups of ANIMALS reproduce asexually or unisexually (PARTHENOGENESIS).

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  • Reproduction, Asexual
  • Asexual Reproductions
  • Reproductions, Asexual

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Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, ethics, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.

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91(75); was see under REPRODUCTION 1975-90

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  1. G08.686.784w.830w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Asexual Reproduction. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012100. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012100
  2. Asexual Reproduction. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asexual_reproduction
  3. Asexual Reproduction. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q173432