reproduction
Sign in to savethumb|350px|right|Production of new individuals along a leaf margin of the miracle leaf plant (Kalanchoe pinnata). The small plant in front is about 1 cm (0.4 in) tall. The concept of "individual" is obviously stretched by this asexual reproductive process. Reproduction (or procreation or breeding) is the biological process by which new individual organisms – offspring – are produced from their parent or parents. There are two forms of reproduction: asexual and sexual.
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Reproduction is the biological process by which new individual organisms, called offspring, are produced from their parent or parents, and it can occur through either asexual or sexual means. It matters because it is the fundamental process that allows living organisms to create new generations and continue their species.
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18 sectionsContents
- Methods
- Asexual
- Sexual
- Allogamy
- Autogamy
- Mitosis and meiosis
- Gametogenesis
- Same-sex
- Strategies
- Other types
- Asexual vs. sexual reproduction
- Life without
- Lottery principle
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|350px|right|Production of new individuals along a leaf margin of the miracle leaf plant (Kalanchoe pinnata). The small plant in front is about 1 cm (0.4 in) tall. The concept of "individual" is obviously stretched by this asexual reproductive process. Reproduction (or procreation or breeding) is the biological process by which new individual organisms – offspring – are produced from their parent or parents. There are two forms of reproduction: asexual and sexual.
In asexual reproduction, an organism can reproduce without the involvement of another organism. Asexual reproduction is not limited to single-celled organisms. The cloning of an organism is a form of asexual reproduction. By asexual reproduction, an organism creates a genetically similar or identical copy of itself. The evolution of sexual reproduction is a major puzzle for biologists. The two-fold cost of sexual reproduction is that only 50% of organisms reproduce, and organisms only pass on 50% of their genes.