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Why whiptail lizard is referred as parthenogenetic.

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Parthenogenesis is process of development of an unfertilized ovum into a fully formed haploid organism. It is special type of monoparental reproduction. This lizard is a female species which reproduces by producing egg through parthenogenesis. It shows obligate parthenogenesis. Also nicknamed as lesbian lizard.
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