This is called parthenogenesis and is a known phenomenon, albeit rare in vertebrates. Some species, like the New Mexico whiptail, rely on it (all New Mexico whiptails are female).
The New Mexico whiptail is also an F1 hybrid. If they go extinct, you can make more by hybridizing a little striped whiptail and a western whiptail. In case anyone thought that 'species' was a solidly defined word.
Genomic imprinting says no. It wouldn't produce a fetus that is in congruence with the possibility of life. It could at most start growing and developing, but it would die in the womb. More akin to a tumor than to a baby.
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ThrowawaySobriquet@lemmy.world · 122 pts · 2y
Messiah Shark do do do do do do
IndiBrony@lemmy.world · 29 pts · 2y
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Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de · 121 pts · 2y
This is called parthenogenesis and is a known phenomenon, albeit rare in vertebrates. Some species, like the New Mexico whiptail, rely on it (all New Mexico whiptails are female).
Here is a paper from 2007 that talks about parthenogenesis in hammerhead sharks..
VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world · 49 pts · 2y
The New Mexico whiptail is also an F1 hybrid. If they go extinct, you can make more by hybridizing a little striped whiptail and a western whiptail. In case anyone thought that 'species' was a solidly defined word.
Kusimulkku@lemm.ee · 30 pts · 2y
Plug-in formulas
Simon@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 10 pts · 2y
Laugh's in mule
abbadon420@lemm.ee · 7 pts · 2y
Ee ah ah ah
OozingPositron@feddit.cl · 2 pts · 2y
>F1 hybrid
https://youtu.be/gEzXrDL4F3k?t=4s
Caboose12000@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 2y
Wasn't this also like the inciting incident for the original jurassic park movie?
Khanzarate@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 2y
Nah.
That one was dinosaurs changed gender to male, citing the frog DNA they completed the chain with as having that potential.
So what was supposed to be an all-female park to prevent reproduction became co-ed and then nature happened.
Caboose12000@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y
I'm still confused on the difference
Edit: thank you to everyone who replied, I understand the difference now
Telodzrum@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 2y
lakemalcom10@lemm.ee · 21 pts · 2y
Parthenogenesis - egg just becomes embryo, no male required
Jurassic Park - one individual turned from female to male and started making babies
homesnatch@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 2y
One was direct development of an egg into an embryo, the other was conversion of an animal from one sex to another to facilitate mating.
mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 2y
Man so jesus was real
Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de · 9 pts · 2y
Genomic imprinting says no. It wouldn't produce a fetus that is in congruence with the possibility of life. It could at most start growing and developing, but it would die in the womb. More akin to a tumor than to a baby.
oce@jlai.lu · 10 pts · 2y
How comes it's possible for a bird or a fish, but not a human? If this article explains why, it is a bit obscure for non specialists.
Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 10 pts · 2y
No worries the whole concept of parthenogenesis is a really obscure and obtuse one.
Here's a SciShow link that does a really good job of describing it in a less obtuse and confusing way.
mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 2y
Good to know. Didn't expect a serious reply
DaMonsterKnees@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
And with our votes combined, we will push this good scoop to the top! Thanks, friend!
MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca · 46 pts · 2y
Life, uh, finds a way.
dumbass@leminal.space · 39 pts · 2y
Jesus - I said I was coming back, I didn't say as what.
RVGamer06@sh.itjust.works · 38 pts · 2y
NO WAY IT'S ON THE SAME ISLAND I LIVE ON
fossilesque@mander.xyz · 39 pts · 2y
Revan343@lemmy.ca · 34 pts · 2y
It's only shark Jesus if the baby is male, because that would be a miracle. If the baby is female, it's just parthenogenesis
AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y
So we need to rebuild the Parthenon?
dave@feddit.uk · 32 pts · 2y
“All female shark tank” is my new band name.
PiratePanPan@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 2y
Coming soon on ABC!
assassinatedbyCIA@lemmy.world · 30 pts · 2y
Lisan al gaib?
FunderPants@lemmy.ca · 26 pts · 2y
Jawsus!
Jackhammer_Joe@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
pixeltree@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 25 pts · 2y
It's blahaj
huquad@lemmy.ml · 24 pts · 2y
Have we checked his midichlorian count?
niktemadur@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
In this analogy, humans are like Watto, then. Slave owners.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 2y
I mean our track record aint exactly spotless
fossilesque@mander.xyz · 3 pts · 2y
Morphit@feddit.uk · 3 pts · 2y
I've been wondering, what are midichlorians?
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
I've heard legends of a taco made entirely out of dorito
zaphod@sopuli.xyz · 0 pts · 2y
It's most likely a she-shark, not a he-shark.
ApeNo1@lemm.ee · 22 pts · 2y
MajorHavoc@programming.dev · 5 pts · 2y
I'm not proud to say that if this implied movie gets made, I'm going to go see it.
PiratePanPan@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 17 pts · 2y
Alright who fucked the shark
elleybirdy@midwest.social · 16 pts · 2y
cmgvd3lw@discuss.tchncs.de · 13 pts · 2y
Owner has some explanations to do.
lowleveldata@programming.dev · 10 pts · 2y
What? I have already told you that I love sharks from the beginning!
Toes@ani.social · 12 pts · 2y
I'd like a DNA test to confirm they aren't half human.
TokenBoomer@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y
Amen. He had returned
NotSpez@lemm.ee · 5 pts · 2y
Jaws Dropping
praise_idleness@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 2y
NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 2y
From my understanding, no. Source: SciShow on YouTube
SomeGuy69@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Jesus shark, dim dim dim-dim dim-dim, Jesús shark,...