Sexual vs Asexual Reproduction
Sexual reproduction: Production of haploid gametes (by both sexes) & their union to form a zygote. Both genomes involved in meiosis.
- Production of genetically variable offspring
Asexual reproduction: The production of reduced (haploid) or unreduced (diploid) eggs.
- Clonal inheritance (=identical, unmodified genomes transmitted)
Four general mechanisms involving sexual and asexual reproduction.