Sexual reproduction involves formation of the male and female gametes by

Same individual

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Different individuals of the opposite sex

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Different individual of the same sex

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Both A and B

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Solution

The correct option is D Both A and B
Sexual reproduction involves the formation of the male and female gametes, either by the same individual or by different individuals of the opposite sex.
These gametes fuse to form the zygote which develops to form the new organism.

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Sexual reproduction always involves the formation of male and female gametes produced by two different organisms of the same species.

___ is a mode of reproduction that involves fusion of female gamete and male gamete.

Complete the following chart.

	Asexual reproduction		Sexual reproduction
1.	Reproduction that occurs with the help of somatic cells is called asexual reproduction.	1.	----------------------
2.	-------------------------------------------------------	2.	Male and female parent are necessary for sexual reproduction.
3.	This reproduction occurs with the help of mitosis only.	3.	----------------------------------
4.	----------------------------------------------	4.	New individual formed by this method is genetically different from parents.
5.	Asexual reproduction occurs in different individuals by various methods like binary 5 fission, multiple fission, budding, fragmentation, regeneration, vegetative propagation, spore production, etc.	5.	--------------------------------------

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