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RE: The "All Female" Mutants Are Here!
Sounds like science fiction that a mutant creature escapes and spreads across Europe and Africa. But it is real as this marbled crayfish is a potent invasive species that is threatening natural ecosystems. Thanks for the write up @reddust. You may also be interested in a new paper from Nature Ecology and Evolution. Asexual reproduction is extremely rare in vertebrates as it is thought that the lack of meiotic recombination leads to extinction. However one asexual vertebrate that is proliferating is the Amazon molly fish, Poecilia Formosa.
These two organisms show that you can do well without sex lol. Happy Valentine's Day!
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I read that this type of mutation is relatively rare amongst most species but if you know me, my imagination has no boundaries. Thank you so much for your thoughtful reply and more reading material...much love, Lisa <3
OMG...It is valentines day...hahaha, self love for asexuals I guess :p
Wait...I remember reading female chickens can turn into males..., we had a couple hens do that when I was raising chickens.....more like the jurassic park scenario
http://www.urbanchickenpodcast.com/ucp-episode-018/