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A female Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) kept in isolation in a zoo had progeny
Chapter 46, Problem 13(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
A female Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) kept in isolation in a zoo had progeny. Each of the offspring had two identical copies of every gene in its genome. However, the offspring were not identical to one another. Based on your understanding of parthenogenesis and meiosis, generate a hypothesis to explain these observations.
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QUESTION:
A female Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) kept in isolation in a zoo had progeny. Each of the offspring had two identical copies of every gene in its genome. However, the offspring were not identical to one another. Based on your understanding of parthenogenesis and meiosis, generate a hypothesis to explain these observations.
ANSWER:Hypothesis: The female Komodo dragon had undergone parthenogenesis, a form of asexual reproduction, to produce her offspring. Parthenogenesis occurs when an unfertilized egg develops into a live offspring, res