Only one parent; no fusion of gametes (no mixing of genetic information); the production of genetically identical offspring; mitosis
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How do fungi asexually reproduce?
By releasing spores
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How do malarial protists reproduce asexually?
When they are in a human host
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What does sexual reproduction involve?
The fusion of male and female gametes
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What does sexual reproduction lead to?
A mix of genetic information and variation in offspring
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What happens when a cell divdes by meiosis?
Copies of genetic information are made; the cell divides twice to form four gametes each with a single set of chromosomes; all gametes are genetically different from each other
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Why is meiosis important?
It halves the number of chromosomes in gametes which means fetillisation can restore the full number of chromosomes.
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