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Asexual Reproduction Mo3-L4a: What is Asexual Reproduction?
Lesson 4

Key Concept
What is Asexual Reproduction?
In this topic, you will learn the following
lessons: Describe asexual reproduction in your own words?

Mo.3-L4a: What is Asexual Reproduction?
Mo.3-L4b: What are the Types of Asexual
Reproduction?

Mo3-L4a What is Asexual Reproduction?

KEY CONCEPTS:
1. What is asexual reproduction, and why is it
beneficial?

Vocabulary A-Z

Let us learn some vocabulary

asexual reproduction Types of asexual reproduction
a type of reproduction in which one parent organism One disadvantage of asexual reproduction is that
produces offspring without mitosis and fertilization. the results offer little genetic variation within the
population.

Asexual reproduction can also be responsible for
harmful genetic mutations.

Let’s Begin
Before After

What is asexual reproduction?

In asexual reproduction, one parent organism
produces offspring without meiosis and fertilization.

Because the offspring inherit all their DNA from one
parent, they are genetically identical to each other
and to their parent. Before After

One advantage of
asexual reproduction
is that it allows
organisms to
Asexual reproduce without a
mate, saving time
and energy.

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