Question:

Schizogony occurs in

Updated On: Jul 28, 2022
  • intestine of human
  • intestine of parasite
  • liver of human
  • liver of parasite
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Schizogony is an asexual reproduction in which schizont is formed. From the human blood malarial pathogen?? sporozoites enter the liver cells, grow in size to become rounded schizonts called cryptozoites. The latter divide to form cryptomerozoites. The cryptomerozoites formed during preerythrocytic schizogony may enter the human RBC to start erythrocytic schizogony. While some of them enter new liver cells to repeat hepatic (liver) schizogony.
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Concepts Used:

Asexual Reproduction

The mode of reproduction in which a new offspring is produced by a single parent is known as asexual reproduction. The new individuals produced are genetically and physically identical to each other, i.e., they are the clones of their parents.

Features of Asexual Reproduction:

  1. Only single parents are involved.
  2. The fertilization or gamete formation cannot take place.
  3. This process of reproduction occurs in a very short time.
  4. The organisms multiply and grow rapidly.
  5. In this offspring produced is genetically similar.