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Animal Reproduction: Asexual

Saturday November 25, 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 reproduce by asexual reproduction. Common forms of asexual reproduction include:
    Budding
    Gemmules
    Fragmentation
    Regeneration

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

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