Describe in detail about asexual reproduction in organisms.

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(N/A) Asexual reproduction is a common mode of reproduction in single-celled organisms and in some plants and animals with relatively simple organizations.
In these organisms,cell division is itself a mode of reproduction.
Many single-celled organisms reproduce by binary fission,where a cell divides into two halves and each rapidly grows into an adult. Examples include $Amoeba$ and $Paramoecium$.
Since binary fission involves only mitosis,the resultant offspring are genetically and morphologically identical to the parent and to each other; such individuals are called clones.
In other organisms like yeast,reproduction occurs by budding. In this process,the division is unequal,and small buds are produced that remain attached initially to the parent cell,which eventually get separated and mature into new organisms.

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