How does this all-female species reproduce? - Susana Freitas and Darren Parker

How does this all-female species reproduce? - Susana Freitas and Darren Parker with tags parthenogenesis, reproduction, animal reproduction, asexual reproduction, virgin birth, animal virgin births, embryo, fertilization, chromosome, sex cells, egg cell, sperm cell, ispera, smoothhound shark, sexual reproduction, komodo dragons, mutations, genetic mutations, genetic diversity, mullers ratchet, mutational meltdown, evolution, extinction, susana freitas, darren parker, petya zlateva, compote collective, education, animation, ted, ted-ed, ted ed, teded, ted education

Explore the science of parthenogenesis, a form of reproduction which allows animals to develop an embryo without fertilization.

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In 2021, workers at a Sardinian aquarium were stunned by the birth of a smooth-hound shark. What was shocking was that, for the last decade, the shark’s mother had been living only with other females. So, how was this birth possible? And can other species reproduce this way? Susana Freitas and Darren Parker explore the phenomenon of asexual reproduction known as parthenogenesis.

Lesson by Susana Freitas and Darren Parker, directed by Petya Zlateva, Compote Collective.

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