adjective
- relating to or involving reproduction that occurs without the fusion of gametes but with genetic recombination
Usage: biology; technical
Examples
- The parasexual cycle allows certain fungi to exchange genetic material without sexual reproduction.
- Researchers studied the parasexual processes in laboratory cultures of the organism.
- This species exhibits both sexual and parasexual reproduction methods.
- The parasexual mechanism enables genetic diversity in asexual populations.
- Scientists observed parasexual recombination in the fungal samples.