Although human beings cannot reproduce asexually in a biological context, they can choose to be asexual in a social context. In order to understand this, it is important to sort out the terminology.
Asexual reproduction is a type of reproduction that allows offspring to arise from a single organism without chromosomal DNA from another organism. In asexual reproduction, a child offspring will have the same DNA as the single parent organism.
In contrast, sexual reproduction ...
Although human beings cannot reproduce asexually in a biological context, they can choose to be asexual in a social context. In order to understand this, it is important to sort out the terminology.
Asexual reproduction is a type of reproduction that allows offspring to arise from a single organism without chromosomal DNA from another organism. In asexual reproduction, a child offspring will have the same DNA as the single parent organism.
In contrast, sexual reproduction is a type of reproduction in which two different organisms contribute genetic information through reproductive cells, which fuse to create a new offspring. The offspring resulting from sexual reproduction will have genetic information from both parent organisms.
It is not possible for a human being to reproduce asexually; however, it is possible for a human being to reproduce without a sexual partner (In Vitro fertilization, for example).
In the social sphere, it is entirely possible for a person to refrain from (or have no interest in) sexual activity and identify as socially asexual. It is important to note that there is a difference between a person who is abstaining from sexual activity (by choice) and a person who is born as an asexual person (with no interest for sexual activity). Of course, any person can choose to identify as asexual.
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