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Differentiate between sexual and asexual reproduction
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SEXUAL REPRODUCTION |
ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION |
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1. Sexual Reproduction is the process of producing an offspring involving two parents . |
1. Asexual reproduction is is the process of producing an offspring by a single parent . |
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2. Gamete (such as a sperm or egg cell) combines with another to produce a zygote . |
2. There is no fusion of gametes and no mixing of genetic information |
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3. The offspring (child) thus shows variation due to the presence of characteristics of both parents , due to the fusion of gametes. |
3. Only some amount of variation is seen due to errors in the DNA copying. |
| 4. For Example - Reproduction in humans, flowering plants, birds etc | 4. For Example - Binary fission in amoeba, budding in yeast etc. |
