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Define sexual and asexual reproduction?

Asexual reproduction is reproduction  by which a single organism or cell makes a copy of itself. The main process of asexual reproduction is mitosis. This type of reproduction is common among some single-cell organisms, for example, amoeba. Many plants also reproduce asexually.
Sexual reproduction is a way of reproduction of some animals and plants. Some protists and fungi also reproduce this way. Organisms that reproduce sexually have two different sexes: male and female.Offspring is made by a cell from the male and a cell of the female.


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