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asexual reproduction

 
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–noun Biology.
reproduction, as budding, fission, or spore formation, not involving the union of gametes.
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Cultural Dictionary

asexual reproduction [(ay-sek-shooh-uhl)]

The kind of reproduction in which it is not necessary to have two parents to produce offspring. The reproduction of single-celled organisms through fission, and the production of spores in some plants and plantlike organisms, are examples of asexual reproduction.

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: asexual reproduction
Function: noun
: reproduction (as cell division, spore formation, fission, or budding) without union of individuals or germ cells
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

asexual reproduction n.
Reproduction occurring without the sexual union of male and female gametes.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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