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| [[File:lighterstill.jpg]][[File:Reproduction-1.jpg|right|frame]] | | [[File:lighterstill.jpg]][[File:Reproduction-1.jpg|right|frame]] |
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− | *Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_Century 1659] | + | *Date: [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_Century 1659] |
| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
− | *1 : the [[act]] or [[process]] of reproducing; specifically : the process by which [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plants plants] and [[animals]] give rise to [[offspring]] and which [[fundamentally]] consists of the [[segregation]] of a portion of the [[parental]] [[body]] by a [[sexual]] or an asexual process and its subsequent [[growth]] and differentiation into a new [[individual]] | + | *1 : the [[act]] or [[process]] of reproducing; specifically : the process by which [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plants plants] and [[animals]] give rise to [[offspring]] and which [[fundamentally]] consists of the [[segregation]] of a portion of the [[parental]] [[body]] by a [[sexual]] or an asexual process and its subsequent [[growth]] and differentiation into a new [[individual]] |
| *2 : something reproduced : copy | | *2 : something reproduced : copy |
| *3 : young seedling trees in a forest | | *3 : young seedling trees in a forest |
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| '''Reproduction''' is the [[biological]] process by which new [[individual]] [[organisms]] are produced. Reproduction is a [[fundamental]] feature of all known life; each [[individual]] organism exists as the result of reproduction. The known [[methods]] of reproduction are broadly grouped into two main types: [[sexual]] and asexual. | | '''Reproduction''' is the [[biological]] process by which new [[individual]] [[organisms]] are produced. Reproduction is a [[fundamental]] feature of all known life; each [[individual]] organism exists as the result of reproduction. The known [[methods]] of reproduction are broadly grouped into two main types: [[sexual]] and asexual. |
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− | In [[asexual]] reproduction, an [[individual]] can reproduce without involvement with another [[individual]] of that species. The division of a bacterial [[cell]] into two daughter cells is an example of asexual reproduction. Asexual reproduction is not, however, limited to single-celled [[organisms]]. Most [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plants plants] have the [[ability]] to reproduce asexually. | + | In [[asexual]] reproduction, an [[individual]] can reproduce without involvement with another [[individual]] of that species. The division of a bacterial [[cell]] into two daughter cells is an example of asexual reproduction. Asexual reproduction is not, however, limited to single-celled [[organisms]]. Most [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plants plants] have the [[ability]] to reproduce asexually. |
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− | [[Sexual]] reproduction requires the involvement of two [[individuals]], typically one of each gender.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reproduction] | + | [[Sexual]] reproduction requires the involvement of two [[individuals]], typically one of each gender.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reproduction] |
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| ==See also== | | ==See also== |
| *'''''[[Sexual Intercourse]]''''' | | *'''''[[Sexual Intercourse]]''''' |
| [[Category: Biology]] | | [[Category: Biology]] |