The Emergence Machine

Asexual

physical · Biology · Level 6 · E5

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Emergence definition

A living system or structure is considered asexual when it reproduces without the involvement of another individual, relying on its own cellular processes to propagate its genetic material.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “asexual” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “asexual”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
asexual reproduction
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0AsexualAnimalOrganismCellFormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

used byprerequisitesAroaceL10AsexualL6LifeL2AnimalL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Life L2 (requires)
    Asexual reproduction is a biological process where organisms produce offspring through mitosis without genetic contribution from another individual.
  • Animal L5 (requires) Biology sense
    This is a specific animal; understanding what an animal is comes first

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