asexual reproduction

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noun Biology.

reproduction, as budding, fission, or spore formation, not involving the union of gametes.

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Words nearby asexual reproduction

asexual, asexual dwarf, asexual generation, asexuality, asexualize, asexual reproduction, Aseyev, as far as, as far as I can see, as far as possible, as far as that goes

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How to use asexual reproduction in a sentence

She and her colleagues found key differences in head growth during regeneration and budding, the form of asexual reproduction used by hydra and some other animals such as corals.
Hydras can regrow their heads. Scientists want to know how they do it.|Kate Baggaley|December 8, 2021|Popular-Science
In a dramatic twist on mistletoe reproduction, their seeds explode, literally.
Mistletoe is the Vampire of Plants|Helen Thompson|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Perhaps every reproduction of a piece of art steals a part of its soul.
Tim Burton Talks ‘Big Eyes,’ His Taste For the Macabre, and the ‘Beetlejuice’ Sequel|Marlow Stern|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In a best-case scenario they cover the mechanics of reproduction, STD awareness, and contraceptive use.
The Next Frontier of Sex Ed: How Porn Twists Teens’ Brains|Aurora Snow|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Also, because it involves reproduction, there is a greater hesitancy by the states to get involved.
The Real Problem With Sperm Banks|Keli Goff|October 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The ambiance is almost asexual as rockabilly and Motown play in the background.
Women, It's Time to Reclaim Our Breasts|Emily Shire|September 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A reproduction of Mrs. Charmington herself decorated the interior of the omnibuses.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
Here they enter red corpuscles as young malarial parasites, and the majority pass through the asexual cycle just described.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
He seemed to pass under the mastery of a great mood that was a composite reproduction of all the moods of his forgotten boyhood.
Three More John Silence Stories|Algernon Blackwood
The result of this is a very faithful reproduction of the original performance.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building|George Laing Miller
Reproduction, not production, the chief factor in the sex problem.
Taboo and Genetics|Melvin Moses Knight, Iva Lowther Peters, and Phyllis Mary Blanchard

Medical definitions for asexual reproduction

asexual reproduction

Reproduction occurring without the sexual union of male and female gametes.

Scientific definitions for asexual reproduction

asexual reproduction

[ ā-sĕk′shōō-əl ]

See under reproduction.

Cultural definitions for asexual reproduction

asexual reproduction

[ (ay-sek-shooh-uhl) ]

The kind of reproduction in which it is not necessary to have two parents to produce offspring. The reproduction of single-celled organisms through fission, and the production of spores in some plants and plantlike organisms, are examples of asexual reproduction.