Is sex necessary for reproduction? 7 Articles

by Jennifer Allsbrook

Sex. Copulation. Coitus. Intercourse. All are synonyms for the act that delivers sperm, the male sex cell, into the body of a female. This, however, is only one strategy used by organisms to reproduce. Reproduction is ...read more

by Charles C. Van Soye

Yes. When responding to the question, "Is sex necessary for reproduction?," the answer while focusing only on mammals is a resounding "Yes." Let's leave the odd shark, plants, amoebas and other lower forms of life out of t...read more

by Kohl Linsberg

Parthenogenesis, or asexual reproduction, is the act of reproduction without using more than one source of genetic material. The natural world has many examples of parthenogenic species and relatively few that only reprod...read more

by Michelle Reed

Every organism is born with a blueprint set of instructions called DNA. These instructions will set the events in motion for an organism to grow, develop and eventually reproduce. Unlike humans, other species have no con...read more

by Mary Pagay

In the whole scheme of things, there are two methods of reproduction on this planet: sexual reproduction and asexual reproduction. In sexual reproduction, male and female gametes are introduced to form a zygote. The resu...read more

by RAWR

Quite simply put, no. Not at all. First and foremost..asexual reproduction..this name in itself means reproduction without sex. Asexual reproduction is common in all prokaryotes (simple organisms without membrane bound o...read more

by Renee Dawson

No, not really. There is always artificial insemination. That doesn't involve sex at all and you can still end up with beautiful children. My partner and I have two beautiful boys both conceived with artificial insemina...read more