In a manner that is asexual; without sexual means, desire, or involvement; relating to reproduction without sex.
From asexual + -ly (adverb-forming suffix), a combination pattern that emerged in Middle English for converting adjectives to adverbs.
Bacteria reproduce asexually by splitting in two—one organism becomes two with identical genes, which is way more efficient than the complicated dance sexual reproduction requires.
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