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Some organisms like honey bees are called parthenogenetic animals.

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In honey bees, the incomplete parthenogenesis is found. In this the fertilized egg develops into queen and workers and unfertilized eggs develop into drones (males) since these drones are developed from unfertilized eggs, they are called parthenogenetic individuals.
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