| asexual reproduction | <biology, microbiology> Reproduction in which an organism produces one or more clones of itself, such as by fission or budding. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| vegetative reproduction | <biology, microbiology> Reproduction in which an organism produces one or more clones of itself, such as by fission or budding. (09 Oct 1997) |
| reproduction | The production of offspring by organised bodies. Origin: L. Re = again, productio = production (18 Nov 1997) |
| reproduction, asexual | Reproduction without fusion of sex cells. (12 Dec 1998) |
| reproduction techniques | Methods pertaining to the generation of new individuals. (12 Dec 1998) |
| gross reproduction rate | The average number of female children a woman would have if she survived to the end of her childbearing years and if, throughout that period, she were subject to a given set of age-specific fertility rates and a given sex ratio at birth; this rate provides a measure of the replacement fertility of a population in the absence of mortality. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cytogenic reproduction | Reproduction by means of unicellular germ cells; includes both sexual reproduction and asexual reproduction by means of spores. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sexual reproduction | The process where two cells (gametes) fuse to form one hybrid, fertilizedcell, results in a new genome that is different than that of either parent. (09 Oct 1997) |
| somatic reproduction | Asexual reproduction by fission or budding of somatic cells. (05 Mar 2000) |
| biology | <study> The scientific study of living organisms. (09 Oct 1997) |
| radiation biology | Field of science that studies the biological effects of ionizing radiation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cell biology | <study> The study of the internal workings of cells at the microscopic and molecular level - it is closely linked to molecular biology. (16 Dec 1997) |
| cellular biology | <study> The study of cells. Implies the use of light or electron microscopic methods for the study of morphology. (18 Nov 1997) |
| pharmaceutical biology | <pharmacology, study> A subfield of pharmacology which studies natural drugs, including the study of their biological and chemical components, botanical sources, and other characteristics (economic, biochemical, biological, etc.). (09 Oct 1997) |
| molecular biology | <study> The study of the biochemistry of cells, it is closely linked to cell biology, in particular the biochemistry of DNA and cogeners. (16 Dec 1997) |