There Is a Species of Desert Lizard Where Only Females

question 39

Multiple Choice

There is a species of desert lizard where only females are known to exist-there are no males known. It is nevertheless necessary for two females to court and for one to assume the posture of a male to stimulate the female to produce eggs. No fertilization can occur, and the eggs develop into female lizards. What is the probable evolutionary mechanism for this occurring?

• A) The species is probably going extinct.
• B) The desert is relatively uniform and there is little advantage to maintaining variation, but the animal has not been able to completely evolve away from its heritage of sexual reproduction.
• C) This switch in mating behavior is the direct physical reflection of crossing-over.
• D) This is probably an asexual organism attempting to mimic sexual reproduction.

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