| Points of Comparison | Asexual Reproduction | Sexual Reproduction |
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| Meaning | It is process in which a new organisms is developed by the involvement of only one parent | The kind of reproduction where there is an involvement of one or two parents |
| Gamete formation | Does not occur | Occurs |
| Sex organs | It doesn’t form any sex organs | It forms sex organs |
| Zygote | The zygote doesn’t form | Zygote formation occurs due to fusion of gametes |
| Found In | Lower organisms | Higher invertebrates and all vertebrates |
| Fertilization | Occurred | Does not occur |
| Inheritance | Offspring inherits the characteristics of both parents | Offspring inherits the characteristics of only one parent |
| Cells | Germ cells are involved | Parents somatic cells are involved |
| Cell Division | Mitosis type of cell division occurs | Both Meiosis and mitosis type of cell division |
| Offspring | Two or more | One or two |
| Progeny | Parents are genetically similar | Genetically different parents |
| Example | Fragmentation, bacterial fission, spore formation, etc | Syngamy, external fertilization, conjugation |