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  2. Parthenogenesis - Wikipedia

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    The asexual, all-female whiptail species Aspidoscelis neomexicanus (center), which reproduces via parthenogenesis, is shown flanked by two sexual species having males, A. inornatus (left) and A. tigris (right), which naturally hybridized to form A. neomexicanus.

  3. Haplodiploidy - Wikipedia

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    The male bees' genetic makeup is therefore entirely derived from the mother, while the genetic makeup of the female worker bees is half derived from the mother, and half from the father. [12] Thus, if a queen bee mates with only one drone, any two of her daughters will share, on average, 3 ⁄ 4 of their genes.

  4. List of taxa that use parthenogenesis - Wikipedia

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    These lizards live in the dry and sometimes harsh climate of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. All these asexual species appear to have arisen through the hybridization of two or three of the sexual species in the genus leading to polyploid individuals. The mechanism by which the mixing of chromosomes from two or three species ...

  5. Reproduction - Wikipedia

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    There are two forms of reproduction: asexual and sexual. In asexual reproduction, an organism can reproduce without the involvement of another organism. Asexual reproduction is not limited to single-celled organisms. The cloning of an organism is a form of asexual reproduction. By asexual reproduction, an organism creates a genetically similar ...

  6. Asexual reproduction - Wikipedia

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    The cape bee Apis mellifera subsp. capensis can reproduce asexually through a process ... A number of plants use both sexual and asexual means to produce new plants ...

  7. Sexual dimorphism - Wikipedia

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    Sexual dimorphism is the condition where sexes of the same species exhibit different morphological ... The bees will then avoid other male flowers but may visit the ...

  8. What does it mean to be asexual? Common myths about the ... - AOL

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    Asexuality is a sexual orientation where you experience little or no sexual attraction. Here's what to know about the definition and what it means to be asexual.

  9. Drone (bee) - Wikipedia

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    A drone is characterized by eyes that are twice the size of those of worker bees and queens, and a body size greater than that of worker bees, though usually smaller than the queen bee. His abdomen is stouter than the abdomen of workers or queen. Although heavy bodied, the drone must be able to fly fast enough to accompany the queen in flight.