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what is budding??

Budding is a type of asexual reproduction in which a new organism is formed from a bud of an existing organism. The new organism remains attached to the parent organism till it gets matured. Organisms like hydra, yeasts etc reproduce by budding.

 

 

 

 

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  • it is the process of formation of an offspring from the bud of a parent
  • the bud may be unicellular or multicellular depending up on the nature of parent cell
  • a bud develops as an outgrowth due to repeated cell division at a specific site
  • these buds develop into tiny individuals
  • when fully mature they detach from the parent's body and become independent individuals
  • eg: hydra and yeast

 

 

budding in hydra

budding in yeast

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