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Why is whiptail lizard referred to as parthenogenetic ?
Why is whiptail lizard referred to as parthenogenetic ?
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Parthenogenesis is a method of reproduction in which an unfertilized egg cell can produce a new organism. This occurs naturally in some organisms like whiptail lizard. The egg cell by different methods restores the ploidy of the cell and develops into anew organism.
Parthenogenesis is a method of reproduction in which an unfertilized egg cell can produce a new organism. This occurs naturally in some organisms like whiptail lizard. The egg cell by different methods restores the ploidy of the cell and develops into anew organism.
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