fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 4 months agoFor the Lizadies out there!mander.xyzexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up1452arrow-down114
arrow-up1438arrow-down1external-linkFor the Lizadies out there!mander.xyzfossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square18fedilink
minus-squarefossilesque@mander.xyzOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up59arrow-down1·4 months agoIt’s more complicated than that! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parthenogenesis
minus-squareCano@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up37·4 months agoThat’s kind of why I said I’m not a biologist
minus-squareContramuffin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up38·4 months agoNo, you’re right. It’s mentioned in the Wikipedia article that lack of genetic diversity is a large concern for obligate parthenogenic animals
minus-squaremassive_bereavement@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up24·4 months agoWas Jesus a lizard? Exhibit A: Parthenogenesis. Thank you for coming to my TED talk.
It’s more complicated than that! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parthenogenesis
That’s kind of why I said I’m not a biologist
No, you’re right. It’s mentioned in the Wikipedia article that lack of genetic diversity is a large concern for obligate parthenogenic animals
Was Jesus a lizard? Exhibit A: Parthenogenesis.
Thank you for coming to my TED talk.