sexual reproduction
reproduction process that creates a new organism by combining the genetic material of two organisms
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Sexual reproduction is the process by which two organisms combine their genetic material to create a new offspring. This matters because it allows organisms to pass on genes from both parents, which creates genetic variation in populations and can help species adapt to changing environments.
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In the first stage of sexual reproduction, meiosis, the number of chromosomes is reduced from a diploid number (2n) to a haploid number (n). During fertilisation, haploid gametes come together to form a diploid zygote, and the original number of chromosomes is restored.
Sexual reproduction is a type of reproduction that involves a complex life cycle in which a gamete (haploid reproductive cells, such as a sperm or egg cell) with a single set of chromosomes combines with another gamete to produce a zygote that develops into an organism composed of cells with two sets of chromosomes (diploid). This is typical in animals, though the number of chromosome sets and how that number changes in sexual reproduction varies, especially among plants, fungi, and other eukaryotes.