Genome-wide data implicate terminal fusion automixis in king cobra facultative parthenogenesis

Abstract Facultative parthenogenesis (FP) is widespread in the animal kingdom. In vertebrates it was first described in poultry nearly 70 years ago, and since then reports involving other taxa have increased considerably. In the last two decades, numerous reports of FP have emerged in elasmobranch f...

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Main Authors: Daren C. Card, Freek J. Vonk, Sterrin Smalbrugge, Nicholas R. Casewell, Wolfgang Wüster, Todd A. Castoe, Gordon W. Schuett, Warren Booth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-86373-1