>>5395154>Species Reproduction /X/Self-propagation is so fundamental to life that many scholars, Terran or otherwise, don’t consider organisms that can’t reproduce on their own to be truly alive. Perhaps they are right. There are many, many methods to do so but they can be sorted into three separate categories. Which does your species rely on?
>Sexual Reproduction: Your species reproduces by exchanging genetic material between two individuals to produce offspring that are a mix of their immediate ancestors. This is the tried and true gold-standard the galaxy over but it can be inefficient and vulnerable on a population-scale. In particular, it’s the method most prone to intraspecies divergence and overspecialization.>Benign Asexual Reproduction: Your species reproduces by gestating their offspring and releasing them when they’re capable of surviving on their own. This is dependable but the gestation period can leave their parent vulnerable. Normally, these offspring are nigh-identical clones of their parent but the violent radiation causes slight drift with some meandering regularity.>Fatal Asexual Reproduction: Your species reproduces by consuming a large amount of nutrients and dividing into several offspring, killing their parent in the process but having a much swifter period of weakness. This is the fastest method of reproduction and can rebuild populations very quickly, though it suffers from the same near-stagnancy as the above.>3/4 