Biology A-Level
Asexual reproduction and cloning
What Asexual reproduction and cloning means in Biology A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Asexual reproduction and cloning
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Mitosis enables asexual reproduction, producing genetically identical offspring or clones, and in plants underlies vegetative propagation.
Topics that use Asexual reproduction and cloning
- Cell division, cell diversity and cellular organisation (OCR A-Level)
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