Definition:is a type of reproduction that does not involve the fusion of gametes or change in the number of chromosomes.
Examples:
Bacteria and Binary Fission
Fragmentation and Blackworms
Budding and Hydras
Parthenogenesis and Copperheads
Sexual Reproduction
Definition:the production of new organisms by the combination of genetic information of two individuals of different sexes.
Example:
During sexual reproduction, the male gamete (sperm) may be placed inside the female's body for internal fertilization, or the sperm and eggs may be released into the environment for external fertilization.
Fertilization
Definition:The process of combining the male gamete, or sperm, with the female gamete, or ovum.
Example:
oviparity (egg laid outside female body), ovoviparity (egg held within female), and viviparity (development within female followed by live birth)
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Terms:
Asexual Reproduction
Definition: is a type of reproduction that does not involve the fusion of gametes or change in the number of chromosomes.
Examples:
Sexual Reproduction
Definition: the production of new organisms by the combination of genetic information of two individuals of different sexes.
Example:
Fertilization
Definition: The process of combining the male gamete, or sperm, with the female gamete, or ovum.
Example:
oviparity (egg laid outside female body), ovoviparity (egg held within female), and viviparity (development within female followed by live birth)