Reproducing without sexual union; asexual or describing organisms that don't require mating to create offspring.
From Greek 'agamos' meaning 'unmarried' or 'without marriage.' The term has been used in biology since the early 1800s to describe asexual reproduction mechanisms.
Despite its old-fashioned name meaning 'unmarried,' agamous reproduction is one of nature's greatest success stories—bacteria have dominated Earth for 3.5 billion years using this strategy, making them arguably the most successful organisms ever!
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