Asexual reproduction : genetics and evolutionary aspects De Meeûs, Thierry Prugnolle, Franck Agnew, Philip Asexual vegetative parthenogenesis clonality reproduction population genetics evolution Reproduction is essential to all organisms if they are to contribute to the next generation. There are various means and ways of achieving this goal. This review focuses on the role of asexual reproduction for eukaryotic organisms and how its integration in a life cycle can influence their population genetics and evolution. An important question for evolutionary biologists as to why some organisms reproduce sexually, as opposed to asexually, is addressed. We also discuss the economic and medical importance of asexual organisms. 2007 text https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010040624 fdi:010040624 De Meeûs Thierry, Prugnolle Franck, Agnew Philip. Asexual reproduction : genetics and evolutionary aspects. 2007, 64 (11), 1355-1372 EN