asexual reproduction
Biological term referring to reproduction without the fusion of gametes. Synonymous with 無性生殖 (むせいせいしょく).
See also: 無性生殖 (むせいせいしょく)
Asexual reproduction produces offspring genetically identical to the parent.
Many plants can reproduce asexually through cuttings.
Synonym; both mean asexual reproduction. 無性繁殖 is slightly less common but interchangeable in most contexts.
Compound of 無性 (むせい, 'asexual') + 繁殖 (はんしょく, 'reproduction'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is a modern scientific coinage.