Capable of producing or originating from a bud or germ, or describing something that arises from budding rather than sexual reproduction.
From Greek 'blasto-' (bud) and '-genic' (producing, causing), used since the late 1800s to describe asexual reproduction in organisms like hydra and certain plants.
Some creatures are blastogenic reproducers—they can clone themselves through budding, which means they can create perfect copies without needing a partner, a strategy that works great in stable environments.
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