All Individuals of a Particular Species of Whiptail Lizards Are

question 8

Multiple Choice

All individuals of a particular species of whiptail lizards are females. Their reproductive efforts depend on

• A) fertilization of their eggs by males of other lizard species.
• B) gonadal structures that only undergo mitosis.
• C) meiosis followed by a doubling of the chromosomes in eggs.
• D) budding prior to the development of a sexual phenotype.
• E) fragmentation via autolysis.

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