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.
* carried out by unicellular organisms, many lower animals, and many plants * asexual reproduction IS mitosis * offspring are identical to the parents * the process is usually rapid and results in a large number of offspring * there are several types of asexual reproduction.n other, multicellular organisms, this process is used to grow in size or to replace tissues. * when offspring are produced from two parents, it is called sexual reproduction * the offspring is a combination of the two parents. REMEMBER CYTOLOGY--the study of cells. the nucleus ...