Asexual Reproduction

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[ay-sek-shoo-l ree-pruh-duhk-shuhn]
A form of reproduction where a new organism arises from a single organism. It does not involve gametes and the offspring is an identical clone of the parent.

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    A type of asexual reproduction where a bud forms outside the parent polyp’s ring of tentacles, producing a smaller polyp.
  • Glossary: Fission
    A type of asexual reproduction where some coral colonies have the ability to split into two or more colonies, during early developmental stages.
  • Glossary: Fragmentation
    A type of asexual reproduction when a coral is intentionally or unintentionally broken off from the parent coral.
  • Glossary: Intra-tentacular Budding
    A type of asexual reproduction where a bud forms from the parent polyp’s oral disk, producing same-sized polyps within the ring of tentacles.
  • Glossary: Bailout
    A form of asexual reproduction where a single polyp abandons its colony and settles on substrate to create a new colony.
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