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asexual reproduction vs. sexual reproduction

asexual reproduction
[ey-sek-shoo-uhl ree-pruh-duhk-shuhn] / ˌeɪˈsɛk ʃu əl ˌri prəˈdʌk ʃən /

noun

Biology.

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

sexual reproduction
[sek-shoo-uhl ree-pruh-duhk-shuhn] / ˈsɛk ʃu əl ˌri prəˈdʌk ʃən /

noun

Biology.

  1. reproduction involving the union of gametes.