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Koray yo anplwaye de fondamantalman diferan mòd repwodiksyon. repwodiksyon seksyèl enplike nan gamèt koray (sètadi, ze ak espèm) ke yo libere oswa 'anjandre' nan kolòn dlo ki vini ansanm epi kreye koloni koray jenetikman inik. Repwodiksyon aseksyèl gen ladan kreyasyon kolon koray ki jenetikman idantik (oswa 'klon'). Sa rive menm si fwagmantasyon, kote moso nan yon koloni koray kraze koupe ak grandi nan nouvo koloni, oswa èrb, kote yon polip koray divize an de polip idantik. Boujònman se pwosesis la ki pèmèt koloni koray yo grandi pi gwo. Efò aktif pwopagasyon ka anplwaye tou de mòd sa yo, avèk diferan depans ak benefis.
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Corals employ two fundamentally different modes of reproduction. Sexual reproduction involves coral gametes (i.e., eggs and sperm) being liberated or ‘spawned’ into the water column that come together and create genetically unique coral colonies. Asexual reproduction includes the creation of coral colonies that are genetically identical (or ‘clones’). This occurs though fragmentation, where pieces of a coral colony break off and grow into new colonies, or budding, where a coral polyp splits into two identical polyps. Budding is the process allowing coral colonies to grow larger. Active propagation efforts can employ both of these modes, with differing costs and benefits.