asexual

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This finding lends support to a long-standing but previously unconfirmed idea that asexual reproduction may offer advantages in extreme environments.

From Science Daily • Mar. 2, 2026

These photoreceptors also regulate things like sexual and asexual development and metabolism, accumulation of protective pigments and proteins, and growth.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2025

Tobie Donovan's character Isaac is asexual, another topic few dramas have explored.

From BBC • Oct. 5, 2024

All along the parade route, people waved iterations of flags representing those who are asexual, trans or lesbian —Mexican flags with rainbow stripes signaled pride at intersectional identities.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2024

I think about going back to being an asexual sea sponge, and I cry more.

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King