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.