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What (who) is sexual reproduction - definition


Sexual reproduction         
REPRODUCTION PROCESS THAT CREATES A NEW ORGANISM BY COMBINING THE GENETIC MATERIAL OF TWO ORGANISMS
Amphimixis; Amphimictic; Gamogenesis; Digeny; Sexual reproduction (male); Male placental mammals; Female placental mammals; Sexual reproduction in animals; Sexual propagation; Sexually reproducing; Sexually reproduce; Mammalian sexual reproduction; Sexual reproduction in insects; Sexual reproduction in mammals; Reproduce sexually; Sexual reproduction in flowering plants; Sexual reproduction in angiosperms
Sexual reproduction is a type of reproduction that involves a complex life cycle in which a gamete (haploid reproductive cells, such as a sperm or egg cell) with a single set of chromosomes combines with another gamete to produce a zygote that develops into an organism composed of cells with two sets of chromosomes (diploid).John Maynard Smith & Eörz Szathmáry, The Major Transitions in Evolution, W.
Gamogenesis         
REPRODUCTION PROCESS THAT CREATES A NEW ORGANISM BY COMBINING THE GENETIC MATERIAL OF TWO ORGANISMS
Amphimixis; Amphimictic; Gamogenesis; Digeny; Sexual reproduction (male); Male placental mammals; Female placental mammals; Sexual reproduction in animals; Sexual propagation; Sexually reproducing; Sexually reproduce; Mammalian sexual reproduction; Sexual reproduction in insects; Sexual reproduction in mammals; Reproduce sexually; Sexual reproduction in flowering plants; Sexual reproduction in angiosperms
·noun The production of offspring by the union of parents of different sexes; sexual reproduction;
- the opposite of agamogenesis.
amphimixis         
REPRODUCTION PROCESS THAT CREATES A NEW ORGANISM BY COMBINING THE GENETIC MATERIAL OF TWO ORGANISMS
Amphimixis; Amphimictic; Gamogenesis; Digeny; Sexual reproduction (male); Male placental mammals; Female placental mammals; Sexual reproduction in animals; Sexual propagation; Sexually reproducing; Sexually reproduce; Mammalian sexual reproduction; Sexual reproduction in insects; Sexual reproduction in mammals; Reproduce sexually; Sexual reproduction in flowering plants; Sexual reproduction in angiosperms
[?amf?'m?ks?s]
¦ noun Botany sexual reproduction involving the fusion of two different gametes to form a zygote. Often contrasted with apomixis.
Derivatives
amphimictic adjective
Origin
C19: from amphi- + Gk mixis 'mingling'.
Examples of use of sexual reproduction
1. When sexual reproduction occurred, it was between equals.
2. They are single–celled, have no nucleus, and multiply by simple cell division, not sexual reproduction.
3. But there are significant differences, particularly in genes relating to sexual reproduction, brain development, immunity and the sense of smell.
4. The view that dominated for many years is that sexual reproduction, and the consequent gene–mixing, makes our genomes more adaptable.
5. Although it was a school for girls only, Dame Helen said that in the biology classes they were taught nothing about sexual reproduction.