All Individuals of a Particular Species of Whiptail Lizards Are

question 11

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) parthenogenesis
• D) budding prior to the development of a sexual phenotype
• E) fission of diploid gametes

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