The Biology Project: Cell Biology

Meiosis Tutorial

Problem 8: Ocean coral

Coral in the ocean grows by budding, where the new organism grows out of the old one by mitosis. This form of replication is an example of:

C. sexual reproduction
Incorrect.
No, sexual reproduction requires meiosic division to produce gametes.


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