What Is the Most Likely Evolutionary Explanation for the Whiptail

question 71

Multiple Choice

What is the most likely evolutionary explanation for the whiptail desert lizards evolving a female only reproduction?

• A)This species is probably going extinct
• B)This is not related to evolution but a biochemical anomaly
• C)This is not at all unusual since most reptiles are asexual
• D)The desert is uniform,and variation is of little or no advantage and a waste in energy
• E)Such a switch in mating behavior is easily understood as a crossing-over in chromosomes

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