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| Can someone explain PARTHENOGENESIS? |
denberg |
03/28/04 |
I know nothing at all about insects so can someone pitch their answer at a very simple level. I have been reading a general knowledge book and it has a section on insect life which describes APHIDS. It says,
"When fully grown, the new generation produce further young by what is called PARTHENOGENESIS - that is, giving birth without contact with a male."
If they can do this, why do they have males and females at all? |
Clarification/Follow-up by graeylin on 03/28/04 1:21 pm:
Saugy nailed it. the reason for having male and female is to intersperse genetic material, to make for a stronger species.
all clones can be wiped out with a single fatal error, disease, etc.. Random matings produce random genetics, which protect some members through most crisis.
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