| 1. Reproduction that occurs with the help of somatic cells is asexual reproduction. | 1. Reproduction that occurs with the help of germ cells (male and female gametes) is called sexual reproduction. |
| 2. Only one parent is needed; it is uniparental reproduction. | 2. Male and female parent are necessary for sexual reproduction. |
| 3. This reproduction occurs with the help of mitosis only. | 3. Both meiosis (to form haploid gametes) and mitosis (for growth of the zygote into an embryo) are needed. |
| 4. New individual formed by this method is genetically exactly similar to the parent. | 4. New individual formed by this method is genetically different from parents. |
| 5. Methods: binary fission, multiple fission, budding, fragmentation, regeneration, vegetative propagation, spore production, etc. | 5. It involves two main processes, gamete formation and fertilization. In flowering plants it occurs through pollination and double fertilization in the flower; in human beings sperms from the male fertilize the ovum inside the female body (internal fertilization). |
