fandomhigh | Anthropomorphic Anatomy, Period 3, 25 Mar '09

"One of the traits used to describe something - or one - as living is the ability to reproduce, to pass on its traits to the next generation. Of course, it's not quite so simple," continued Mohinder, passing out notes, and listing the conventional definitions. "And members of a species missing traits - reproduction or reaction - are still considered alive."

"Now in larger, multicellular beings - including humans unless or until cloning takes some leaps forward - reproduction is usually conducted sexually." More handouts followed.

"As for asexual reproduction - cell fission becomes inpracticable for anything larger than a bacteria. Budding off of the parent is most often limited to plants, as is reproduction by spores. Parthogenesis is perhaps the most common, with bees, scorpions and even the rare shark forming without the intervention of a male parent. But any of these limits the capacity of the species to change, to adapt to a new world. It can lead to a precarious existance, lost when its world changes."

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Singly.

Listening, notes, quiet chatter.

What traits of yours do you want to pass on? Sexual or asexual reproduction? Is cloning as close as humans can come to reproducing like that - and if it was a practical choice would you opt for it?

When he's here.

He's around, if you have teacher shaped needs.

La!

Edited 2009-03-25 18:07 (UTC)

Andrew Wiggin

Cal Stephanides

Sokka

"Well, I'd like to pass on ALL my traits, because I'm awesome," Sokka answered. "And I think I'd like to take the 'sexual' option, thank you very much, although the whole 'reproduction' part I can do without."

Liz Sherman

Chris Halliwell

"I'm guessing that my kids will end up with some kind of magical ability from me," Chris said.

He was there. Even though his mun continued to fail at Wednesdays.

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