Reproduction in organisms: Asexual and sexual reproduction

Polyp and Medusa

Polyp and Medusa are the names for two body shapes found in the aquatic invertebrate phylum Cnidaria, one nonmotile and the other often free-swimming. Some species in this category are always polyps, while others are always medusa, and yet others have both polyp and medusa stages in their life cycle. The polyp is a nonmotile, sessile creature; […]

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Sporogenous Tissue

Introduction Sporogenous is the production of spores in biology. The term is also used to refer to the process of reproduction via spores. Reproductive spores were found to be formed in eukaryotic organisms, such as plants, algae, and fungi during their normal reproductive life cycle. Reproduction spores are generally the result of cell division, most

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Trilocular

Trilocular means having three cavities or compartments. A locule (plural locules) or loculus (plural loculi) is a small hollow or compartment within an organ or component of an organism that literally means “little place” in Latin (animal, plant, or fungus). Fruits are classed as unilocular , bi-locular, trilocular, or multilocular depending on how many locules

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Types of Polyembryony

Polyembryony is the development of multiple embryos in a single ovule, seed, or fertilised ovum. It is found in both animals and plants. The most striking cases of polyembryony are seen in certain animals, such as parasitic Hymenoptera, where up to 2,000 embryos can develop from a single zygote. This phenomenon was first observed in

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Zygote

A zygote is merely a “fused or fertilised cell (ovum).” It comes from the Greek word “zygotos,” which means “attached or yoked . They are created through a process known as “fertilisation.”zygote has a diploid set of chromosomes, with half coming from the male gamete (father) and the other half coming from the female gamete

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What is Reproduction

The reproductive system is crucial to the cycle of life. In biology, reproduction means to reproduce. It is a biological process wherein an organism propagates a biologically identical progeny. Humans have the same reproductive biology as animals. Reproduction allows and ensures the survival of species from generation to the next generation. The most significant element

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What is replication

The biological process of copying or making an exact copy, such as a polynucleotide strand, is known as replication (DNA). One of the most important biological processes in all living organisms is DNA replication. It is a molecular process that occurs in dividing cells and involves the replication of DNA. In biology the term “replication”

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What is meant by mortality rate?

Being mortal or subject to death is characterised as being mortal. Immortality is the polar opposite of mortality. The frequency of death in a particular population is defined as mortality. Mortality definition is utilised as a factor of change in demographic out of all these other elements of demography such as demographic size, regional distribution

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What happens in a cell cycle?

Every organism, from plants to humans to bacteria, has its life cycle. The life cycle is a development series with steps through which an individual goes from the time of birth to the time of death.  Something similar happens in a cell cycle; it is a series of development and growth steps that a microcell

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What can you do to prevent STDs

STDs, also known as sexually transmitted infections (STIs), are infections that are transmitted from one person to another through sexual contact. The most prevalent types of contact are vaginal, oral, or anal intercourse. Other sorts of intimate physical contact, on the other hand, can spread them. Because some STDs, such as herpes and HPV, are

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