Definition of asexual reproduction Asexual reproduction
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What does asexual reproduction mean?
WordNet
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| asexual reproduction - reproduction without the fusion of gametes | ||
| agamogenesis | ||
| reproduction the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring | ||
| apomixis any of several kinds of reproduction without fertilization | ||
| blastogenesis theory that inherited characteristics are transmitted by germ plasm | ||
| budding reproduction of some unicellular organisms (such as yeasts) by growth and specialization followed by the separation by constriction of a part of the parent | ||
| fission a nuclear reaction in which a massive nucleus splits into smaller nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy | ||
| fissiparity the tendency to break into parts; "the fissiparity of religious sects" | ||
| monogenesis, sporulation asexual reproduction by the production and release of spores | ||
| parthenogenesis, parthenogeny, virgin birth process in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual; common among insects and some other arthropods | ||
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Wiktionary 
- asexual reproduction (Noun)
Any form of reproduction that does not involve the fusion of gametes. - asexual reproduction (Noun)
Any form of reproduction that involves neither meiosis nor fusion of gametes.
Wikipedia 
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Asexual reproduction is also known as "agamogenesis". It is a special form of reproduction, where only one parent is needed to make an identical copy of itself. The main process governing asexual reproduction is Mitosis. This type of reproduction is common among simple single-cell creatures, for example, a amoeba. Many plants also reproduce asexually.
Binary Fission.
Some organisms like Bacteria reproduce using Binary Fission, it is when they split in two, so one bacteria becomes two bacteria. This always leads to daughter cells, never male cells and the offspring will always be identical to the parent.
Budding.
Budding is a something, for example, similar to Binary Fisson, but it is used by plants and some animals. It is when a small part of a plant or animal break off and then, while they are separated from their "mother", they start to grow until both the "parent" and the "offspring" are the same size and both are capable of budding again. This will happen many more times
Spores.
Fungi (for example, mushrooms) produce spores, which inside them have the genetic material to make a whole new organism idential to it's parent. It's like budding, but with gametes rather than original parts of the organism.
