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Asexual Reproduction

Wednesday June 21, 2006
In asexual reproduction, one individual produces offspring that are genetically identical to itself. These offspring are clones that are produced by mitosis.

There are many invertebrates that produce by asexual reproduction. Common forms of asexual reproduction include:
    Budding
    Gemmules
    Fragmentation
    Regeneration

Image: Hydra Budding © J. Houseman. Image courtesy of BIODIAC.

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