Reproduction

2 types of reproduction

1. Asexual reproduction: 1 parent reproduction, no fertilization, offspring are clones, less genetically.
2. Mechanisms of Asexual Reproduction: Binary Fission, budding, parthenogenesis.

• Binary fission: one individual splits into two. females clone themselves to create new identical copies.
• Budding: offspring begins to form within or on the parent, complete when the offs[ring breaks free and grows on its own.
• Parthenogenesis: “virgin” origin, females develop eggs and produce offspring without any other genetic contribution from a male.