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sexual reproduction [′sek·shə·wəl ‚rē·prə′dək·shən] (biology) Reproduction involving the paired union of special cells (gametes) from two individuals. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The work draws its title from the British edition of Michel Houellebecq's novel The Elementary Particles (1998), which caps its scabrous antihumanism by contemplating the abandonment of sexual reproduction in favor of cloning and the distribution of genital pleasure receptors all over the body. Yet the sterile workers' genetic makeup didn't match that of their queens but represented the sort of mix expected from sexual reproduction. Even with accounts of sexual reproduction that admit the formative contribution of both parents, however, as feminist commentators have pointed out, (5) "monogenetic" patterns of thinking can persist at other levels. |
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