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What is reproduction? - Botany

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What is reproduction?

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Reproduction is the biological process of producing young ones of their own kind. It is a vital process for the existence of a species and it also brings suitable changes through variation in the offsprings for their survival on earth.

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Chapter 1: Asexual and Sexual Reproduction in Plants - Evaluation [Page 27]

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