reproduction

In the picture on the left: leaves that have undergone regeneration. Courtesy of the researchers and the Volcanic Institute

The plants can reproduce sexually or by cloning, but not at the same time

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A new study by Dr. Moshe Reuvani from the Volcanic Institute, published in the journal Nature, found that the presence of a protein called florigen, which is secreted by the plant during flowering (the stage of sexual reproduction), is related to the decrease in the ability of the plant
A cock embryo's male genitalia (artificially dyed red) before it withers, as seen under a scanning electron microscope. Figure (AM Herrera and MJ Cohn, University of Florida)

Why did the birds lose their male genitalia?

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C. elegans worms in a petri dish - those that reproduced sexually survived better

The advantage is that it reproduces sexually

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Human cells - Image: University of California, San Diego

Cut a cake with a bulldozer

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Why sex?

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Hair

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