sexual reproduction

noun Biology.

reproduction involving the union of gametes.

Origin of sexual reproduction

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby sexual reproduction

sexual harassment, sexual infantilism, sexual intercourse, sexual orientation, sexual relations, sexual reproduction, sexual revolution, sexual selection, sexuality, sexualize, sexually transmitted disease

British Dictionary definitions for sexual reproduction

sexual reproduction

noun

reproduction involving the fusion of a male and female haploid gamete

Medical definitions for sexual reproduction

sexual reproduction

n.

Reproduction by the union of male and female gametes to form a zygote. syngenesis

Scientific definitions for sexual reproduction

sexual reproduction

See under reproduction.

Cultural definitions for sexual reproduction

sexual reproduction

The production of a new living thing by two parent organisms, with each parent contributing half the material in the DNA of the offspring. The young, genetically different from either parent, can rapidly adapt to their environment by means of natural selection. (See chromosomes and meiosis.)