Sexual reproduction is a type of reproduction that involves a complex life cycle in which a gamete (haploid reproductive cells, such as a sperm or egg...

to the evolution and maintenance of sexual reproduction? (more unsolved problems in biology) Sexual reproduction is an adaptive feature which is common...

their "parent" or parents. There are two forms of reproduction: asexual and sexual. In asexual reproduction, an organism can reproduce without the involvement...

Plant reproduction is the production of new offspring in plants, which can be accomplished by sexual or asexual reproduction. Sexual reproduction produces...

most common form of asexual reproduction is parthenogenesis, which is typically used as an alternative to sexual reproduction in times when reproductive...

Human reproduction is sexual reproduction that results in human fertilization to produce a human offspring. It typically involves sexual intercourse between...

of sexual reproduction among eukaryotes was likely homothallism, that is, self-fertile unisexual reproduction. Besides regular sexual reproduction with...

the female vagina for sexual pleasure, reproduction, or both. This is also known as vaginal intercourse or vaginal sex. Sexual penetration has been known...

trait that determines whether a sexually reproducing organism produces male or female gametes. During sexual reproduction, a male and a female gamete fuse...

produced by sexual reproduction may be fitter as they have new, possibly beneficial gene combinations. In addition, sexual reproduction provides the...

Canine reproduction is the process of sexual reproduction in domestic dogs, wolves, coyotes and other canine species. As with all mammals, a dog's penis...

morphology) of those parts of plants directly or indirectly concerned with sexual reproduction. Among all living organisms, flowers, which are the reproductive...

S2CID 84475593. McGovern, Tamara M. (5 April 2002). "Patterns of sexual and asexual reproduction in the brittle star Ophiactis savignyi in the Florida Keys"...

cell) during sexual reproduction. A female has larger gametes than a male. Females and males are results of the anisogamous reproduction system, wherein...

propagate. Plant propagation is the process of plant reproduction of a species or cultivar, and it can be sexual or asexual. It can happen through the use of...

focused on survival than on reproduction, causing a shift into a less ornate state. [dubious – discuss] Consequently, sexual dimorphism has important ramifications...

isogamous species Sexing, the act of discerning the sex of an animal Sexual reproduction, a process of combining and mixing genetic traits, associated with...

Isogamy is a form of sexual reproduction that involves gametes of the same morphology (indistinguishable in shape and size), and is found in most unicellular...

reproductive organ, is a part of an organism that is involved in sexual reproduction. Sex organs constitute the primary sex characteristics of an organism...

earthworms, hermaphroditism is a normal condition, enabling a form of sexual reproduction in which either partner can act as the female or male. Hermaphroditism...

biological system made up of all the anatomical organs involved in sexual reproduction. Many non-living substances such as fluids, hormones, and pheromones...

64% have no known sexual state. However, many of these species likely have an as yet unidentified sexual stage. Sexual reproduction occurs in two fundamentally...

nucleus. During sexual reproduction there is a diploid phase, which commonly is very short, and meiosis restores the haploid state. The sexual cycle of one...

cell wall is xyloglucan. Eukaryotes have a life cycle that involves sexual reproduction, alternating between a haploid phase, where only one copy of each...

lineages, an example of convergent evolution. The repeated pattern is sexual reproduction in isogamous species with two or more mating types with gametes of...

Internal fertilization is the union of an egg and sperm cell during sexual reproduction inside the female body. Internal fertilization, unlike its counterpart...

as sexual reproduction. Some commonly found protist pathogens such as Toxoplasma gondii are capable of infecting and undergoing asexual reproduction in...

symbol Sexual arousal Sexual capital Sexual dimorphism Sexual field Sexual polarity Sexual reproduction Sexual selection Westermarck effect "Sexual attraction"...

assurance (reproductive assurance) at each generation. Sexual parasitism is a mode of sexual reproduction, unique to anglerfish, in which the males of a species...

in all other mammals and in other animals, as it is necessary for sexual reproduction. Hetero- comes from the Greek word ἕτερος [héteros], meaning "other...