A couple of years later, Pando grew mature enough to reproduce asexually.

几年后，潘多生长成熟，足以进行无性繁殖。

First, some organisms reproduce asexually, so they don't need other organisms to produce offspring.

首先，有些生物是无性繁殖的，所以它们不需要其他生物来繁殖后代。

Which brings up the question why do animals reproduce asexually?

这就引出了一个问题：为什么动物会进行无性繁殖？

So why doesn't every species, including humans, reproduce asexually?

那么为什么不是每个物种，包括人类，都进行无性繁殖呢？

And this is because these lady lizards reproduce asexually, creating offspring that are genetic copies of themselves.

这是因为这些雌性蜥蜴进行无性繁殖，产生的后代是它们自身的基因副本。

In fact, these little ladies reproduce asexually, laying eggs that hatch into the next generation of self-propagating rotifers.

霍普金：事实上，这些小雌性进行无性繁殖，产卵孵化出下一代的自繁殖轮虫。

Almost all jellyfish species have evolved to reproduce both sexually and asexually, allowing them to increase their numbers with or without a partner.

几乎所有种类的水母都进化成有性繁殖和无性繁殖，这使得它们在有无伴侣的情况下都能繁殖。

Corals are really special because they reproduce sexually, but also they actually naturally fragment and so they are asexually able to also reproduce.

珊瑚非常特别，因为它们可以有性繁殖，但实际上它们也会自然分裂，因此它们也能够无性繁殖。

Assuming there is no back mutation, if that species reproduces asexually, there is no way that that mutation can be removed.

假设没有回复突变， 如果该物种无性繁殖，则无法消除该突变。

I mean, if your goal is to have offspring that carry on your genes, if you reproduce asexually, your offspring is 100% you.

我的意思是， 如果你的目标是让后代携带你的基因， 如果你进行无性繁殖，你的后代 100% 就是你。

This versatile tissue has many advantages: it aids in efficient locomotion, enables sea cucumbers to fit into small spaces, and allows them to reproduce asexually by splitting apart.

这种多用途的组织有很多优点：它有助于高效运动，使海参能够适应狭小的空间， 并允许它们通过分裂进行无性繁殖。

(Coral can reproduce asexually, making clones of themselves, so separate corals can have the same genes.) Divers fanned out across the reef and offshore nurseries, collecting two fragments of each genetic individual.

(珊瑚可以无性繁殖，将自己克隆，因此不同的珊瑚可以拥有相同的基因。)潜水员在珊瑚礁和近海复育场四散开来，对每个基因个体收集两个碎片。

Sponges can reproduce both sexually and asexually – and when they take the asexual route, usually in harsh conditions, they produce a tiny bundle of embryonic cells called a gemmule.

海绵可以进行有性繁殖和无性繁殖——当它们采取无性繁殖方式时，通常是在恶劣的条件下， 它们会产生一小束称为胚珠的胚胎细胞。

Now, after separation, the cells produce new micro and macro-nuclei and then reproduce asexually until each daughter cell has the correct number of macro and mirco nuclei for their species.

现在，分离后，细胞会产生新的微核和大核，然后进行无性繁殖，直到每个子细胞都具有适合其物种的正确数量的大核和微核。

Cultivated bananas reproduce asexually, through a process known as parthenogenesis, which literally means " virgin birth." Most plants have male and female flower-parts and seeds, that are pollinated with the help of things like the wind, or bees.

栽培香蕉通过称为孤雌生殖的过程进行无性繁殖，字面意思是“处女生育” 。 大多数植物都有雄性和雌性花的部分和种子，它们是在风或蜜蜂等事物的帮助下授粉的。

This hydra is a freshwater polyp that’s a centimeter long, and reproduces both asexually and sexually, can regenerate after it’s been cut into pieces, including being able to regenerate its ENTIRE HEAD, and, as it turns out, is pretty much immortal.

这种水螅是一种一厘米长的淡水水螅体，可以无性繁殖和有性繁殖， 在被切成碎片后可以再生，包括能够再生它的整个头部， 而且事实证明， 它几乎是不朽的。