Parthenogenesis is a natural form of asexual reproduction in which growth and development of embryos occur without fertilization by sperm.

Asexual Reproducers: For most living things, sexual reproduction has proven the best overall strategy to perpetuate a species in the rough-and-tumble, unpredictable fray of natural selection.

Also called vegetative propagation, asexual reproduction is a great way to get mature plants faster than growing from seed. Plus, it’s fun and easy. Most plants asexually propagate naturally.

In collaboration with colleagues from international partner institutions, researchers at the University of Cologne have ...

Why is sex so popular among plants and animals, and why isn't asexual reproduction, or cloning, a more common reproductive strategy?

For years scientists have known that some species of sharks, fish and lizards are capable of "virgin births," asexual reproduction known as parthenogenesis that occurs when unfertilized eggs ...

Turkeys Are Capable of "Virgin Birth" And they aren't the only ones. Parthenogenesis, a natural form of asexual reproduction, is more common than you think.

Parthenogenesis -- a natural form of asexual reproduction -- is something that's common amongst plant species, insects, amphibians and many other life forms. Meaning "virgin creation" in Greek, it ...

The banana might be the most artificial fruit in the world. The domestic banana that we eat is an asexual clone, one that results from the sedate, artificial act of vegetative propagation. How the ...

A shark at the Brookfield Zoo in Illinois was born through asexual reproduction, something so rare that experts believe it’s only the second time it has ever happened at a zoo in the United States.