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asexual reproduction unit vocab

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reproduction   the ability of individuals within a species to produce more of their own kind  
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asexual reproduction   offspring result from a single parent and are genetically identical to that parent  
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unicellular   organism made of only 1 cell  
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multicellular   organisms made up of more than 1 cell  
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binary fission   simplest form of asexual production where 1 parent produces 2 identical offspring  
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budding   new organism (offspring) grows as an outgrowth of parent  
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sporulation   specialized asexual reproductive cells that only contain a nucleus & small amount of cytoplasm  
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regeneration   replacement of part of an organism or development of a new organism from a part of the parent organism  
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vegetative propagation   part of the plant (LEAF, STEM or ROOT) grows into a new plant  
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runners   Stems grow over the surface of the soil from pre-existing stem  
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bulbs   Underground stems specialized for food storage  
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tubers   Underground stems that contain stored food  
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rhizomes   Long modified stems that grow horizontally under soil; New plants are produced at nodes along the stem  
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cuttings   Pieces of LEAF, STEMS or ROOTS develop into new plants  
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grafting   scion, or CUTTING from one plant is attached to the main body of the rooted plant (stock).  
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Cloning   -- type of asexual reproduction that produces offspring from a single body cell of the parent; new organism is genetically identical to the parent cell that contributed the DNA, but not like organism that carries it to term  
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