Difference between Asexual and Sexual Reproduction
No. | Asexual Reproduction |
Sexual reproduction |
1. | Asexual reproduction includes single organism. | Sexual reproduction includes one or two organisms. |
2. | Fusion of gametes in the asexual reproduction does not takes place. | In the sexual reproduction, male and female gamete is included. |
3. | Asexual reproduction is the uni-parental process. | Sexual reproduction is a bi-parental process. |
4. | Production of the offsprings in the asexual reproduction is very rapid than sexual reproduction. | Production of the offspring in sexual reproduction is less rapid. |
5. | Asexual reproduction takes place with the help of budding, sporulation and fragmentation. | Sexual reproduction takes place with the help of pollination and fertilization. |
6. | For the natural selection in evolution of species, asexual type of reproduction is not very useful. | For the natural selection in evolution of species, sexual type of reproduction is highly useful. |
7. | Offsprings which are produced by the asexual reproduction are genetically similar to parents. | Offsprings which are produced by the sexual reproduction are genetically not similar to parents. |