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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

process, physical process go
a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states

organic process, biological process go
a process occurring in living organisms

reproduction go
the process of generating offspring

asexual reproduction, agamogenesis
reproduction without the fusion of gametes

noun.process

8 Subcategories

apomixis go
any of several kinds of reproduction without fertilization
blastogenesis go
asexual reproduction by budding
budding go
reproduction of some unicellular organisms (such as yeasts) by growth and specialization followed by the separation by constriction of a part of the parent
fission go
reproduction of some unicellular organisms by division of the cell into two more or less equal parts
fissiparity go
reproduction of some multicellular organisms by division, as in the case of some starfish
monogenesis, sporulation go
asexual reproduction by the production and release of spores
parthenogenesis, parthenogeny, virgin birth go
human conception without fertilization by a man
pullulation, gemmation go
asexual reproduction in which a local growth on the surface or in the body of the parent becomes a separate individual