Plant Reproduction: Asexual vs Sexual

Sexual reproduction involves the fusion of gametes to produce genetically different offspring, while asexual reproduction produces genetically identical offspring without the fusion of gametes.

Asexual reproduction in plants may occur through budding, fragmentation, spore formation, regeneration, and vegetative propagation.

Vegetative reproduction involves a vegetative piece of the original plant producing new individuals, while apomixis is a replacement of sexual reproduction and may involve seeds.

<p>Dandelions (Taraxacum species) are an example of a plant species that exhibits apomixis.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Asexual reproduction in plants results in clonal plants that are genetically identical to the parent plant and each other, unless mutations occur.</p> Signup and view all the answers