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'''Parthenogenesis''' (Greek: ''παρθενος γενεσις'', "[[virgin]] birth") is the term in science in which certain [[species]] of [[plant]] and [[animals]] can [[reproduce]] without the need of fertilization by a [[male]]. | '''Parthenogenesis''' (Greek: ''παρθενος γενεσις'', "[[virgin]] birth") is the term in science in which certain [[species]] of [[plant]] and [[animals]] can [[reproduce]] without the need of fertilization by a [[male]]. | ||
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| + | In 2012, scientists discovered wild-caught snakes, cottonmouth and copperhead, were capable of parthenogenesis. The "wild-caught" here is significant as the phenomenon had already been shown in captive snakes, but was thought to be mainly a result of that captivity.<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/19555550</ref> | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
*[http://www.bio-medicine.org/biology-definition/Parthenogenesis/ Bio-Medicine.org definition] | *[http://www.bio-medicine.org/biology-definition/Parthenogenesis/ Bio-Medicine.org definition] | ||
[[Category:Biology]] | [[Category:Biology]] | ||
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Revision as of 07:01, September 12, 2012
Parthenogenesis (Greek: παρθενος γενεσις, "virgin birth") is the term in science in which certain species of plant and animals can reproduce without the need of fertilization by a male.
In 2012, scientists discovered wild-caught snakes, cottonmouth and copperhead, were capable of parthenogenesis. The "wild-caught" here is significant as the phenomenon had already been shown in captive snakes, but was thought to be mainly a result of that captivity.[1]
