Difference between Amphitoky and Thelytoky.

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Amphitoky
It is a type of parthenogenesis in which an unfertilized egg can develop into either a man or a female.
Thelytoky
It is a type of parthenogenesis in which an unfertilized egg exclusively develops into a female.
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Amphitoky
Thelytoky
1. The unfertilized egg develops only into a female in this sort of parthenogenesis. The unfertilized egg develops only into a female in this sort of parthenogenesis.
2. Example: Leaf-cutting ant, Oecophylla longinoda Example: Aphids, salamanders, whiptail lizards

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Sr No.	Amphitoky	Thelytoky
1.	The unfertilized egg develops only into a female in this sort of parthenogenesis.	The unfertilized egg develops only into a female in this sort of parthenogenesis.
2.	Example: Leaf-cutting ant, Oecophylla longinoda	Example: Aphids, salamanders, whiptail lizards