Parthenogenesis: How an anaconda gave birth without a male

Recently,the New England Aquarium in the US has announced that a virgin anaconda had given birth during the winter.But the aquarium does not have a male anaconda.This is only the second known case of parthenogenesis in green anacondas. The term parthenogenesis is an amalgam of the Greek word parthenos meaning virgin and genesis meaning origin.… Continue reading Parthenogenesis: How an anaconda gave birth without a male

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