Meiosis, sexual and asexual reproduction GapFill

Reproduction is the process by which biological organisms produce new organisms. This process ensures that the genetic content of the organisms is passed on between many generations. The process of reproduction can be either  sexualgeneticmeioticmitotic or asexual, which describes the way in which the new organisms are produced. Asexual reproduction produces cells by a process known as  meiosisprotein synthesismitosisfusion, with  nosimilardifferentidentical genetic content. Conversely, in  sexualgameticchromosomalgenetic reproduction, sex cells, or gametes, are produced by a process known as  translationmeiosismitosisfission. This process produces four cells with  differentnofour times the normalsimilar genetic content. Animals tend to reproduce  heterozygouslyasexuallyhomozygouslysexually using cells known as  sementestosteronespermclones and eggs, which combines the genetic material from both parents.

In the process of  transcriptiontranslationmeiosisreproduction, by which sex cells are produced, the number of chromosomes is  doubledincreasedquarteredhalved, allowing a normal number of chromosomes to be restored by fertilisation. After fertilisation, the cells no longer divide by this method, and instead divide by  diffusionactive transportmitosisgrowth.

There are numerous advantages and disadvantages to both methods of reproduction.