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parasexual definition

para·sex·ual (par′ə sek′sho̵̅o̅ əl)

adjective

designating or of any reproductive process in which recombination of genes from genetically distinct cells or individuals occurs without meiosis and fertilization, as during bacterial conjugation or by the fusion of nuclei within the multinucleate cells of some fungi

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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