Scientists have confirmed a virgin birth in crocodiles for the first time in history. A female American crocodile that had been isolated for 16 years in a reptile park was recently discovered to [.]
A team of researchers report that the baby crocodile was a parthenogen the product of a virgin birth, containing only genetic material from its mother.
An American crocodile managed to reproduce by herself, in a process scientists call parthenogenesis, or 'virgin birth', DNA reveals. Scientists say the discovery suggests the phenomenon may have also occurred in extinct reptiles like dinosaurs.
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