Term Name:	cell budding
Synonyms:	budding
Definition:	A form of asexual reproduction, occurring in certain bacteria and fungi (e.g. yeasts) and some primitive animals in which an individual arises from a daughter cell formed by pinching off a part of the parent cell. The budlike outgrowths so formed may sometimes remain attached to the parent cell.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0007114]    QuickGO    AmiGO