This is called parthenogenesis and is a known phenomenon, albeit rare in vertebrates. Some species, like the New Mexico whiptail, rely on it (all New Mexico whiptails are female).
Here is a paper from 2007 that talks about parthenogenesis in hammerhead sharks..
The New Mexico whiptail is also an F1 hybrid. If they go extinct, you can make more by hybridizing a little striped whiptail and a western whiptail. In case anyone thought that 'species' was a solidly defined word.
Wasn't this also like the inciting incident for the original jurassic park movie?
Nah.
That one was dinosaurs changed gender to male, citing the frog DNA they completed the chain with as having that potential.
So what was supposed to be an all-female park to prevent reproduction became co-ed and then nature happened.
I'm still confused on the difference
Edit: thank you to everyone who replied, I understand the difference now
Jurassic Park’s version is still sexual reproduction. Parthenogenesis is a form of asexual reproduction.
Parthenogenesis - egg just becomes embryo, no male required
Jurassic Park - one individual turned from female to male and started making babies
One was direct development of an egg into an embryo, the other was conversion of an animal from one sex to another to facilitate mating.
No, in Jurassic Park African frogs are used as the genetic gap filler, these frogs (and therefore the dinosaurs) are able to change sex in same sex environents
Man so jesus was real
Genomic imprinting says no. It wouldn't produce a fetus that is in congruence with the possibility of life. It could at most start growing and developing, but it would die in the womb. More akin to a tumor than to a baby.
How comes it's possible for a bird or a fish, but not a human? If this article explains why, it is a bit obscure for non specialists.
No worries the whole concept of parthenogenesis is a really obscure and obtuse one.
Here's a SciShow link that does a really good job of describing it in a less obtuse and confusing way.
Good to know. Didn't expect a serious reply
Interesting fact about the NM whiptail, they still need to have sex to reproduce for some reason, despite no gene swap occurring.
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Messiah Shark do do do do do do
No sta-bles do do do do do
Kill first born do do do do do
Cru-ci-fy do do do do do do
Life, uh, finds a way.
Jesus - I said I was coming back, I didn't say as what.
Happened at Cala Gonone Aquarium in Sardinia
NO WAY IT'S ON THE SAME ISLAND I LIVE ON
One of the three wise men is among us! He's seen the signs. Now he must go bearing cans of tuna and gold doubloons.
“All female shark tank” is my new band name.
Coming soon on ABC!
It's only shark Jesus if the baby is male, because that would be a miracle. If the baby is female, it's just parthenogenesis
So we need to rebuild the Parthenon?
Lisan al gaib?
It's blahaj
Jawsus!
Have we checked his midichlorian count?
In this analogy, humans are like Watto, then. Slave owners.
I mean our track record aint exactly spotless
If humans met aliens, the first thing we'd try to do is fuck it. Source: Mass Effect
“You're gonna need a bigger manger.”
I'm not proud to say that if this implied movie gets made, I'm going to go see it.
Alright who fucked the shark
Owner has some explanations to do.
What? I have already told you that I love sharks from the beginning!
I'd like a DNA test to confirm they aren't half human.
Amen. He had returned
Jaws Dropping
and when he came back they denied him
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