Differences between Asexual and sexual reproduction are as follows:–
| Asexual reproduction |
Sexual reproduction |
| 1. Always uniparental reproduction. |
1. Generally biparental. |
| 2. No gametes are formed. |
2. Male and female gametes are formed. |
| 3. It involves only mitotic division. |
3. Meiosis occurs at the time of gamete formation and mitosis occurs after fertilisation |
| 4. No fusion of gametes occurs. |
4. Male and female gametes fuse to form zygote. |
| 5. Offsprings are genertically similar to the parents |
5. Offsprings are genetically different from the parent. |
| 6. Rate of reproduction is faster. |
6. Rate of reproduction is slower. |
| 7. Unit of reproduction can be whole parent body or bud or body fragment. |
7. Unit of reproduction are gametes. |
| 8. Partially helpful in evolution due to no presence of genetic differences. |
8. Helpful in evolution due to presence of genetic differences. |
| 9. Found in lower invertebrates and chordates and plants with simple organisations. |
9. Found in higher plants and animals. |
Vegetative reproduction is considered as asexual reproduction because there are no gamete formation in it and new plants are formed from same parent plant. Also new plants are genetically similar to the parent plant.
