i'm convinced that virgin birth happens in some species of lizards-but can it occur to human female? any proof?
2006-12-27 16:30:44 · 6 answers · asked by wftxrabbit 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Parthenogenisis does occur in many lower animals. However, many of these animals have different systems for sex determination. Instead of and X and Y in these animals haploid (unfertilized) eggs produce males and diploid (fertilized) eggs produce females. In these animals there is a purpose behind unfertilized eggs developing.
A full (diploid) set of 46 chromosomes is required to produce a human. Parthenogenisis cannot occur in humans.
2006-12-27 21:25:30 · answer #1 · answered by Libby p 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Consider that for thousands of years we have had billions of women having hundreds of periods each without having had sex and yet no parthenogenesis. Ever.
2006-12-27 18:23:16 · answer #2 · answered by Pseudo Obscure 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be engineered, based on what we're already doing.
But why? It is a dead-end in growth - and evolution, if you support it. Two-parent births alter the possibilities for life to come, partenogenesis = cloning and no change.
2006-12-27 16:34:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No,it's not possible in higher animals.I'ts a reporoduction in lower animal like some insects or other arthropodes.
2006-12-27 23:31:18 · answer #4 · answered by K.D. 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dunno abt virgin birth in lizards but parthenogoensis is nt possible in humans because in partheno.. embryo develops from unfertilized secondary diploid nucleus.
without fertlization it is not possible in humans simple............
2006-12-27 20:54:41 · answer #5 · answered by priya t 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no i dont think it can happen..
it happens in banana or something, i think . :-s
2006-12-27 19:48:22 · answer #6 · answered by sam 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋