Answer – Budding is an asexual mode of reproduction, where the offspring first develops on a part of the parent body, and then separates from it.
Explanation:
While sexual reproduction results from the fusion of two different gametes from two parents (often a male and a female), asexual reproduction does not involve any fusion of gametes. One individual alone produces an offspring.
Budding is a form of asexual reproduction that takes place in a range of species. Here, cells divide at a greater rate at a particular site on the body of the parent, forming a projection called a bud. After a while, the bud separates from the parent, and develops into a full-fledged individual organism of the species itself.
The offspring resulting from budding grows to be an exact replica of its parent. This is because there is no introduction of new genetic information from another parent or individual. The offspring inherits the parent’s genetic information exactly as is, without any alteration.
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