reproduction

Also known as reproductive physiological process, reproducing, procreation, biological reproduction, reproduction of living things

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.

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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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Research

1,729,991 papers

Neural control of reproduction in reptiles.ReviewJournal of experimental zoology. Part A, Ecological and integrative physiology · 2024Shankey NT, Cohen REDOI: 10.1002/jez.2783
Llama reproduction.ReviewThe Veterinary clinics of North America. Food animal practice · 1989Johnson LWDOI: 10.1016/s0749-0720(15)31008-2
Social regulation of reproduction: control or signal?ReviewTrends in ecology & evolution · 2023Benvenuto C, Lorenzi MCDOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2023.05.009
Reproduction in female reindeer.ReviewAnimal reproduction science · 2000Ropstad EDOI: 10.1016/s0378-4320(00)00100-7
Cumulative and interannual effects of reproduction in eastern grey kangaroos.The Journal of animal ecology · 2024Forrester K, Larue B, King WJ et al.DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.14179
Reproduction in the endangered African wild dog: basic physiology, reproductive suppression and possible benefits of artificial insemination.ReviewAnimal reproduction science · 2012Van den Berghe F, Paris DB, Van Soom A et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2012.06.003
Ovarian function, reproduction and strategies for fertility preservation after breast cancer.ReviewCritical reviews in oncology/hematology · 2010Tomao F, Spinelli GP, Panici PB et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2009.12.005
Links between reproduction and immunity in two sympatric wild marine fishes.Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part A, Molecular & integrative physiology · 2024Sueiro MC, Awruch CA, Somoza GM et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2023.111538

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Commons category: Reproduction
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Contents

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
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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.