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+ | :''[[Reproduction (disambiguation)]]'' | ||
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+ | '''Reproduction''' is the [[biological process]] by which new "offspring" individual [[organism]]s are produced from their "parents". Reproduction is a fundamental feature of all known [[life]]; each individual organism exists as the result of reproduction. The known methods of reproduction are broadly grouped into two main types: [[Sexual reproduction|sexual]] and [[asexual reproduction|asexual]]. | ||
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+ | In asexual reproduction, an individual can reproduce without involvement with another individual of that species. The division of a [[bacteria]]l cell into two daughter cells is an example of asexual reproduction. Asexual reproduction is not, however, limited to [[unicellular organism|single-celled organisms]]. Most [[plant]]s have the ability to reproduce asexually. | ||
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+ | Sexual reproduction typically requires the involvement of two individuals or [[gamete]]s, one each from opposite type of [[sex]].' | ||
+ | ==See also== | ||
+ | * [[Allogamy]] | ||
+ | * [[Breeding season]] | ||
+ | * [[Mating system]] | ||
+ | * [[Mechanical reproduction]] | ||
+ | **''[[The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction]]'' by [[Walter Benjamin]] | ||
+ | * [[Plant reproduction]] | ||
+ | * [[Reproducibility]] | ||
+ | * [[Reproductive system]] | ||
+ | * [[Reprography]] | ||
+ | * [[Masting]] | ||
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Reproduction is the biological process by which new "offspring" individual organisms are produced from their "parents". Reproduction is a fundamental feature of all known life; each individual organism exists as the result of reproduction. The known methods of reproduction are broadly grouped into two main types: sexual and asexual.
In asexual reproduction, an individual can reproduce without involvement with another individual of that species. The division of a bacterial cell into two daughter cells is an example of asexual reproduction. Asexual reproduction is not, however, limited to single-celled organisms. Most plants have the ability to reproduce asexually.
Sexual reproduction typically requires the involvement of two individuals or gametes, one each from opposite type of sex.'
See also
- Allogamy
- Breeding season
- Mating system
- Mechanical reproduction
- Plant reproduction
- Reproducibility
- Reproductive system
- Reprography
- Masting