Submitted by yourmom815 t3_z31k1a in askscience
GeriatricZergling t1_ixmjoqg wrote
Reply to comment by chazwomaq in What are the most "intelligent" asexually reproducing species? by yourmom815
Sometimes it is. Parthenogenesis isn't always forming a perfect copy of the parent, but can also involve eggs fusing back together or duplication of the chromosomes during various stages of meiosis. Depending upon which stage this happens at, it can be equivalent to selfing, or equivalent to clonal reproduction (sort of).
chazwomaq t1_ixmkrl1 wrote
Yes, fair enough. Parthenogenesis can be different.
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