Endodyogeny

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Endodyogeny is a process of asexual reproduction, favoured by parasitic protozoa such as Toxoplasma gondii. It involves an unusual process in which two daughter cells are produced inside a mother cell, which is then consumed by the offspring prior to their separation.

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Introduction to Animal Parasitology; Third Edition; Smyth; 1976