asexual reproduction
English Thesaurus
1. reproduction without the fusion of gametes (noun.process)
| hypernym | : | reproduction, |
| definition | : | the process of generating offspring (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | apomixis, |
| definition | : | any of several kinds of reproduction without fertilization (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | blastogenesis, |
| definition | : | asexual reproduction by budding (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | budding, |
| definition | : | reproduction of some unicellular organisms (such as yeasts) by growth and specialization followed by the separation by constriction of a part of the parent (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | fission, |
| definition | : | reproduction of some unicellular organisms by division of the cell into two more or less equal parts (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | fissiparity, |
| definition | : | reproduction of some multicellular organisms by division, as in the case of some starfish (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | monogenesis, sporulation, |
| definition | : | asexual reproduction by the production and release of spores (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | gemmation, pullulation, |
| definition | : | asexual reproduction in which a local growth on the surface or in the body of the parent becomes a separate individual (noun.process) |
Visual ArtiKata
Explore asexual reproduction in ArtiKata.com >