What Is Asexual Reproduction?

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In asexual reproduction, a single organism has the ability to produce offspring.

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After that, the child is born.

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They are not only similar to each other; Rather, it is identical or exactly identical to their parent.

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They are not only similar in size but also genetically.

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Organisms that are genetically and morphologically identical. So such organisms are called clones.

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It is Uniparental. Meaning the same organism is both mother and father.

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In these, the process of meiosis, fertilization, genetic variation, and gamete formation does not occur.

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This reproduction occurs in lower organisms.

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