The evolution of sexual reproduction is a major puzzle because asexual reproduction should be able to outcompete it as every young organism created can bear its own young. This implies that an asexual population has an intrinsic capacity to grow more rapidly with each generation.
Definition of cutting. 1  1 : given to or designed for cutting; especially : sharp, edged. 2  2 : marked by sharp piercing cold cutting winds. 3  3 : inclined or likely to wound the feelings of others especially because of a ruthless incisiveness a cutting remark.  4 : intense, piercing a cutting pain.
noun. 1  The act of chopping. 2  a. A swift, short, cutting blow or stroke. 3  A piece that has been chopped off, especially a cut of meat, usually taken from the rib, shoulder, or loin and containing a bone. 4  a. A short irregular motion of waves. b.