reproduction

• sexual reproduction is when genetic information from 2 organisms is combined to produce a new organism which is genetically different to each parent
• mother and father produces gametes by meiosis
• each gamete contains 23 chromosomes
• the egg and the sperm fuse together to form a cell with the full number of chromosomes
• asexual reproduction produces genetically identical cells
• asexual reproduction happens by mitosis
• bacteria, some plants and some animals reproduce asexually
• no fusion of gametes, no mixing of chromosomes and no genetic variation in asexual reproduction
• flowering plants can reproduce by sexual reproduction