By its nature, that is whether it develops with or without fertilization, simple polyembryony can be sexual or asexual.
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Polyembryony
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Polyembryony was first reported by Leeuwenhoek in citrus as early as 1719 and the different cases of polyembryony were studied by Braun in 1859.
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In all these groups cloning, where it occurs, must be through polyembryony or parthenogenesis.
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Despite their utility in research, litters produced by polyembryony lack the advantages conferred by either asexual or sexual reproduction.
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