| Descriptor English: | Reproduction, Asexual | ||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | 
                                Reproducción Asexuada                                        
                                        
                                                                                                                            
                                            
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Reprodução Assexuada | ||||
| Descriptor French: | Reproduction asexuée | ||||
| Entry term(s): | 
                                    Asexual Reproduction Asexual Reproductions Reproductions, Asexual  | 
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| Tree number(s): | 
                                        G08.686.784.830 | 
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012100 | ||||
| Scope note: | Reproduction without fusion of two types of cells, mostly found in ALGAE; FUNGI; and PLANTS. Asexual reproduction occurs in several ways, such as budding, fission, or splitting from parent cells. Only few groups of ANIMALS reproduce asexually or unisexually (PARTHENOGENESIS). | 
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| Allowable Qualifiers: | 
                                                                        DE                                                            drug effects ES ethics GE genetics IM immunology PH physiology RE radiation effects  | 
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| Public MeSH Note: | 91; was see under REPRODUCTION 1975-90 | 
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| History Note: | 91(75); was see under REPRODUCTION 1975-90 | 
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| Related: | 
                                                                                                                        Cloning, Organism
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| DeCS ID: | 12520 | ||||
| Unique ID: | D012100 | ||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||
| Date Established: | 1991/01/01 | ||||
| Date of Entry: | 1974/11/11 | ||||
| Revision Date: | 2016/06/17 | 
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                        Reproduction, Asexual                                            
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                | Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0018817 | 
                                
| Scope note | Reproduction without fusion of two types of cells, mostly found in ALGAE; FUNGI; and PLANTS. Asexual reproduction occurs in several ways, such as budding, fission, or splitting from parent cells. Only few groups of ANIMALS reproduce asexually or unisexually (PARTHENOGENESIS). | 
| Preferred term | Reproduction, Asexual | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Asexual Reproduction                                                 Asexual Reproductions Reproductions, Asexual  | 
                                
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