Asexual Reproduction

Sexual Reproduction

Genetic information from 2 organisms

Offspring are genetically different

(father and mother) is combined to

to either parent.

produce offspring.
An ordinary cell can make a new cell by

The new cell produced has exactly

simply dividing in two.

the same genetic information as the

Offspring inherit features from both

parent cell.
The gametes fuse together

parents.

(fertilisation) to form a cell with a

The mother and father produce gametes

full number of chromosomes.

There is no fusion of gametes or

(e.g. egg and sperm cells)

This is how plants and animals grow and

mixing of chromosomes.
The offspring and clones of the

produce replacement cells.

parent as they are genetically

Some organisms produce offspring using

identical.
In humans, each gamete contains 23

this type of reproduction, e.g. bacteria

chromosomes- half the number of

and certain plants.

chromosomes in a normal cell.

Asexual Reproduction

Sexual Reproduction

Genetic information from 2 organisms

Offspring are genetically different

(father and mother) is combined to

to either parent.

produce offspring.
An ordinary cell can make a new cell by

The new cell produced has exactly

simply dividing in two.

the same genetic information as the

Offspring inherit features from both

parent cell.
The gametes fuse together

parents.

(fertilisation) to form a cell with a

The mother and father produce gametes

full number of chromosomes.

There is no fusion of gametes or

(e.g. egg and sperm cells)

This is how plants and animals grow and

mixing of chromosomes.
The offspring and clones of the

produce replacement cells.

parent as they are genetically

Some organisms produce offspring using

identical.
In humans, each gamete contains 23

this type of reproduction, e.g. bacteria

chromosomes- half the number of

and certain plants.

chromosomes in a normal cell.