Asexual reproduction
Only one parent is needed in Type of reproduction involving only one parent.. There is no fusion of Sex cell (sperm in males and ova/eggs in females). so genetic material does not mix, which means that the offspring produced through this process are genetically identical An organism that is genetically identical to another organism. to the parent.
Examples of organisms that use asexual reproduction include:
- Single-celled microorganisms, some of which are pathogenic in humans, animals and plants. Singular is bacterium.
- production of A unit of asexual reproduction in some organisms. by A large group of eukaryotic organisms that contain single-celled yeasts, moulds and mushrooms.
- some plants, such as strawberries, use runners
- formation of A swollen, fleshy underground stem of a plant, such as the potato, bearing buds from which new plant shoots arise. in potatoes and bulbs in daffodils
Mitosis
This short video explains the process of mitosis in growth and asexual reproduction
Asexual reproduction uses the process of A type of cell division which produces daughter cells identical to the parent. to create the identical copies (clones) of the parent cell.
Mitosis is part of the cell cycle, which involves:
- cell growth, and the increase of the number of structures in the cell (mitochondria, ribosomes)
- genetic material is copied
- mitosis occurs leading to The structure made of DNA that codes for all the characteristics of an organism. separation and cell division
Mitosis is also used for:
- growth
- repair to damaged tissue
- replacement of worn-out cells