Dapsone, also known as diaminodiphenyl sulfone (DDS), is an antibiotic commonly used in combination with rifampicin and clofazimine for the treatment of leprosy. It is a second-line medication for the treatment and prevention of pneumocystis pneumonia and for the prevention of toxoplasmosis in those who have poor immune function.
Unlike sexual reproduction, which requires genetic material from two parent organisms in order to create an offspring, asexual reproduction occurs when a single organism reproduces without the genetic input of another. Because of this, a single individual organism is able to produce a nearly exact copy of itself.
In multicel-. lular organisms, mitosis and cytokinesis are not considered methods. by which an organism reproduces. Most unicellular organisms, and a few multicellular organisms, use cell division to reproduce, in a process called asexual reproduction. In one organism produces one or more new. organisms that are identical to itself and that live independently of. it. The organism that produces the new organism or organisms is the.