parasexual
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
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