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Meaning of SEXUAL REPRODUCTION

Pronunciation:  'sekshooul `reepru'dukshun

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  reproduction involving the union or fusion of a male and a female gamete
 
 Synonyms: amphimixis
 
 See Also: anisogamy, isogamy, reproduction

 

 

Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: The process where two cells (gametes) fuse to form one hybrid, fertilized cell; results in a new genome that is different than that of either parent.
 
Glossary
 
 Definition: The process where two cells (gametes) fuse to form one hybrid, fertilized cell. See Asexual reproduction, Gamete, Hybrid
 

 

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