gemmation
/dʒɛˈmeɪʃən/
noun
- The process of reproducing or forming new individuals by budding, as in some plants and simple animals.
- In gemmation, a new organism grows from a small bud on the parent.
- The hydra reproduces through gemmation, creating tiny clones of itself.
- Gemmiation is common in yeast, where a new cell pinches off from the mother cell.
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