Why is cloning classified as asexual reproduction?

Because you don't need two cells with different genotype. When you clone something or it naturally happens ( for example cactus plants reproduce by cloning themselves) you just let the plant or whatever you are cloning grow by mitosis. read more

When you clone something or it naturally happens ( for example cactus plants reproduce by cloning themselves) you just let the plant or whatever you are cloning grow by mitosis. By mitosis the plant usess its DNA to build new cells. So cloning is not a sexual reproduction because it doesn't involve two haploid cells. read more

Asexual reproduction is the primary form of reproduction for single-celled organisms such the archaea, bacteria, and protists. Many plants and fungi reproduce asexually as well.. While all prokaryotes reproduce asexually (without the formation and fusion of gametes), mechanisms for lateral gene transfer such as conjugation, transformation and transduction are sometimes likened to sexual reproduction.. read more