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05-23-2007, 12:44 PM
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Female sharks fertilize own eggs
Scary. Remember the similar story about Komodo Dragons? Now that's what you call inbreeding!!
"The shark was born in a tank with three potential mothers, none of whom had contact with a male hammerhead for at least three years.
The baby was killed within hours of its birth by a stingray in the same tank. Analysis of its DNA found no trace of any chromosomal contribution from a male partner."
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Study: Female sharks fertilize own eggs - Yahoo! News
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05-23-2007, 01:04 PM
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Re: Female sharks fertilize own eggs
How odd...
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05-23-2007, 01:46 PM
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Re: Female sharks fertilize own eggs
Interesting.
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05-23-2007, 05:46 PM
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Re: Female sharks fertilize own eggs
Cool
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05-23-2007, 06:34 PM
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Re: Female sharks fertilize own eggs
Parthenogenesis is not that uncommon. In fact I can think of two herps off the top of my head reproduce exclusively through parthenogenesis.
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