asexual reproduction
nounUK /eɪˈsekʃuəl ˌriːprəˈdʌkʃn/
US /eɪˈsekʃuəl ˌriːprəˈdʌkʃn/
A way of making new living things where only one parent is needed.
Bacteria use asexual reproduction to make copies of themselves.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. Reproduction in which offspring come from a single organism without the joining of sex cells.
Many plants, such as strawberries, spread through asexual reproduction.
3. A biological process that produces genetically identical copies of the parent.
Asexual reproduction in hydras happens when a small bud grows into a new animal.
4. Any form of multiplication of organisms that does not involve fertilization.
Some fungi rely on asexual reproduction to spread quickly in damp places.