parthenogenesis

Also known as virgin birth

thumb|280px|right|The asexual, all-female whiptail species Aspidoscelis neomexicanus (center), which reproduces via parthenogenesis, is shown flanked by two sexual species having males, A. inornatus (left) and A. tigris (right), which naturally hybridized to form A. neomexicanus.

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Parthenogenesis is a form of asexual reproduction in which females produce offspring without males, as seen in the all-female whiptail lizard species Aspidoscelis neomexicanus. This reproductive strategy matters because it demonstrates an alternative evolutionary pathway to sexual reproduction, as exemplified by this species that arose from hybridization between two sexual species.

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Research

4,654 papers

Parthenogenesis in dipterans: a genetic perspective.ReviewProceedings. Biological sciences · 2023Sperling AL, Glover DMDOI: 10.1098/rspb.2023.0261
Parthenogenesis in birds: a review.ReviewReproduction (Cambridge, England) · 2018Ramachandran R, McDaniel CDDOI: 10.1530/REP-17-0728
Parthenogenesis.ReviewJournal of medical genetics · 1978Mittwoch UDOI: 10.1136/jmg.15.3.165
Facultative parthenogenesis.Current biology : CB · 2025Smith EBW, Shuker DMDOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2025.02.039
Parthenogenesis, identity, and value.Bioethics · 2024Simkulet WDOI: 10.1111/bioe.13289
Examining Wolbachia-Induced Parthenogenesis in Hymenoptera.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2024Fricke LC, Lindsey ARIDOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3553-7_4
Parthenogenesis and developmental constraints.Evolution & development · 2020Galis F, van Alphen JJMDOI: 10.1111/ede.12324
Infectious parthenogenesis.Nature · 2000Huigens ME, Luck RF, Klaassen RH et al.DOI: 10.1038/35012066

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Contents

Life history types
Types and mechanisms
Automixis
Sex of the offspring
Facultative
Obligate
Natural occurrence
Artificial induction
In humans
Similar phenomena
Androgenesis
Gynogenesis
Hybridogenesis
In human culture
See also
References
Further reading
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Parthenogenesis (; from the Greek + ) is a natural form of asexual reproduction in which the embryo develops directly without need for fertilization. In animals, parthenogenesis means the development of an embryo from an unfertilized egg cell. In plants, parthenogenesis is a component process of apomixis. In algae, parthenogenesis can mean the development of an embryo from either an individual sperm or an individual egg.