What is the meaning of the phrase "individual transcendence" as used in the following sentence?

Reproduction is a marvelous culmination of individual transcendence in that organisms "transcend" time through the reproduction of offspring.
A
Individuals are able to move through time as a result of reproduction.
B
Asexual reproduction allows for many copies of an individual to exist.
C
Parent genes are passed on to offspring over many generations.
D
Different types of reproduction allow for different organisms to reproduce over time.