Parthenogenesis: How females from some species can reproduce without males

in hive-160342 •  4 years ago  (edited)

(December 26, 2020, ars TECHNICA)

An Asian water dragon hatched from an egg at the Smithsonian National Zoo, and her keepers were shocked. Why? Her mother had never been with a male water dragon. Through genetic testing, zoo scientists discovered the newly hatched female, born on Aug. 24, 2016, had been produced through a reproductive mode called parthenogenesis...

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      ·  4 years ago 

    Enjoyable manuscript from you! This is well explicit information. It will be a satisfaction to see your next article on the HeartSTEM community!
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