reproduction

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Introduction
Levels of reproduction
- Molecular replication
- Molecular reproduction
- Cell reproduction
  - Binary fission
  - Multiple fission
- Reproduction of organisms
- Life-cycle reproduction
  - Life cycles of plants
  - Life cycles of animals
Natural selection and reproduction
- The evolution of reproduction
- The evolution of variation control

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