parasexual
adjective
para·sex·u·al
ˌper-ə-ˈsek-sh(ə-)wəl
-shəl,
ˌpa-rə-
: relating to or being reproduction that results in recombination of genes from different individuals but does not involve meiosis and formation of a zygote by fertilization as in sexual reproduction
the parasexual cycle in some fungi
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