How does sexual reproduction occur in sponges?

Bdelloid rotifers, common freshwater invertebrates of ancient origin and worldwide distribution have long been thought to be entirely asexual. Flowering plants possess an unrivaled diversity of mechanisms for achieving sexual and asexual reproduction, often simultaneously. The commonest type of ... Mar 26, 2025 ... sexual reproduction ... sexual reproduction, the production of new organisms by the combination of genetic information of two individuals of ... Premise of research. If sexual reproduction is necessary for maintaining genotypic diversity, then plant populations lacking sex might be expected to ... Asexual and sexual reproductionSexual reproduction. Bacteria and plants can reproduce asexually to produce genetically identical individuals. Sexual ... Dec 12, 2024 ... Corals can reproduce asexually and sexually. In asexual reproduction, new clonal polyps bud off from parent polyps to expand or begin new colonies. Mar 22, 2016 ... A fungal disease that poses a serious threat to cacao plants - the source of chocolate - reproduces clonally, Purdue University researchers find. Mar 29, 2012 ... Conclusions. We show for the first time that, in the absence of sexual reproduction, female-sterile mutants of M. oryzae rice strains can arise ... Jun 17, 2022 ... This study describes a novel form of self-fertility that evolved in a species closely related to the Cryptococcus species causing serious human lung and brain ... Mar 26, 2025 ... Sexual reproduction as bet-hedging. In: Apaloo, Joseph ... sexual and asexual reproduction. Sex typically has lower arithmetic ...