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Funderpants
Can Confirm - I killed off all the sheep on my Minecraft Island - after about 20 hours of game play, one appeared. Freaky!
RVME
It sounds like how some women feel about men. "I'll do it myself rather than be married to some dickhead".
elrick43
It's the second (third and fourth) coming of Fish Jesus!
IFuckingLoveGoldenRetrievers
Currently watching Jurassic Park, this is relevant.
ILikeUsernamesMakingFunOfNoMoreUsernamesBeingAvailable
SpankyFantastic
So what I take from this is that I DON'T have to go outside? Good job shark, you keep on doing you.
ZauzzieTheBeast
Obvious Immaculate Conception, no where in the Bible does it say the second coming would be human! Hail Shark Jesus!
OliverClothesoff70
Life.... uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhhhhh.... finds a way.
whathappensifichangethistext
pangyre
The sad thing is that this common occurrence is not common knowledge.
ANightAtTheCocksbury
We know of at least 13 species of lizard that ONLY reproduce parthenogenetically.
goodjoboklinko
Fuck Jeff goldbloom
Goldenbukkit
Is it still possible for males to be reproduced this way?
IToldYouIWasCrazy
I can do that too
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TheRealHenryVIII
Finally! A male heir!
Titsonthewing
When I'm too late to reply.
DapperDeal
You better name one of those sharks Jesus for Christ's sake.
80percentlegs
He died for our fins!
ThatDiceGuy
Jesus for Christ's Sake? What an odd name
yatotheser
Some kamodo dragons do this too.
kamosey
"Go fuck yourself." - nature
TheUnseenGlitterOfLife
That's funny. https://youtu.be/wJelEXaPhJ8
WhaaatDa
Unfortunately for all of us males, this is more common than we think. Our only use is for diversity in offspring
amglasgow
Praise Shark Jesuses!
PopAndLockDown
Strong independent female zebra fish don't need no man
enyalius4692
shark
ohmygodwhywouldyoudothat
No males, huh? I'm gonna make my own offspring, with blackjack and hookers!
KuistiPanu
If I had an offspring with only my dna, is it a clone?
kiwiflavored
Unless the egg had damaged or mutated DNA.
Grudgebearingmidget
In short, yes.
WorkerLurker
Would it be a clone with shortened DNA/RNA or would it be a Duplicate?
TheCouldHaveBeenKing
SHARK JESUS!!!
AlliterationsAreAlwaysAwesome
Did she just clone herself?
whoisyourdaddy
Yes
kiwiflavored
Yes. Parthenogenesis is essentially cloning
Willybum84
Treblaine
alapuchki
This needs more likes
ElbowDeepInAHeadlessHorseman
Sort of. Parthogenesis clones can be exact DNA duplicates, or can duplicate only one side of the same gene pair. It's a really bad way to
ElbowDeepInAHeadlessHorseman
reproduce (susceptibility to illness), but it's better than not reproducing at all.
Softcreamybeige
Yes but no. Through recombination if she were heterozygous for a trait she could produce 1 homozygous dominant and 1 homozygous recessive
SteveHarringtonBabysittingServices
You sound fun at parties :)
Softcreamybeige
How could being stoned and yelling at people about biology ever get old? I'm a riot.
Nccoffee
I can't believe everyone is missing the point here... JESUS SHARK
NotWelcomehere
Sharks* plural she had three
Nachoshark
Threesus Shark
Arrrrgggggghhhh
Oh of course... I should have realized it was so simple...
Softcreamybeige
SCIENCE DAMN YOU
stickinthemud
In layman terms she just fucking cloned herself!!
Softcreamybeige
No..... cause they are not genetically identical.... kind of the definition of a clone
TheBlueSquid
In layman's terms, she randomly redistributed her gene's alleles, resulting in similar but non-identical shark babbies.
Alighierian
Hmmm. uhu... Yea... I understand some of those words!
TheLordHelix
Heterozygous means it contains both the dominant and non-dominant genes, meaning the child can have a different genotype-(1/2)
TheLordHelix
-when produced asexually. I may have messed something up in there but I think I correctly explained that (2/2)
Softcreamybeige
You got it!
LongCommentChainAppreciator
If she's Aa she could produce AA and aa
Softcreamybeige
Haha its alright. I actually used some words wrong. But it's like how a self fertilized plant isn't identical to it's parent
otapioka
No, dammit, keep explaining
Softcreamybeige
A few of the other commenters got it spot on. But imagine that you have 50 red and 50 blue beads. If you imagine that as the parent, 1/2
Anonymous0726
That actually makes perfect sense to me now. A lot more than the first one, at least.
DustyObsidian
What triggers it?
whathappensifichangethistext
Mansplaining
CBmac
"Go fuck ur self mate"
ThatMomentWhenTheUsernamesPerfectlyDescribeWhatYouNeed
Extreme horniness and lack of release if I had to guess.
pimt665
I don't think female sharks have orgasms tbh
InTheDistanceAPlaintiveEnglishHorn
Boredom
BubblesSayingDecent
Blue balls
ImgursLibertarian
.
METAAAAAAAAAL
cis-scum
SquidShadeyWadey
Tumblr
homoerection
Rewatching 30rock for the 15th time.
AceVanquish
Great white shark privilege.
ChellFreeman
IAmASillyGoose
Fuckin' great joke breh
kiwiflavored
I'd say lack of access to males during breeding season, but that's annually and the OP sayys she went several years without reproducing
TheMajesticHarpyEagle
Many sharks aren't annual breeders.
kiwiflavored
Good to know. Maybe this species has a 4-year breeding cycle
TheMajesticHarpyEagle
Maybe not that long, just pointing out that many sharks aren't annual.
Softcreamybeige
Preceived inability to procreate. When faced with extinction, it's better to produce inbred ofspring then let the lineage die
calpiico
But they aren't inbred...
popau
Knowing what inbred humans are like... is it?
NotIrony
Humans are mostly inbred anyway. We all descended from a small group of "Apocalypse" survivors and have less genetic diversity than any ape.
ImBaman
I'm open to new information. But source?
supersomatic
What are inbred humans like? (keeping in mind how you would sound if you said a certain race was "like" something)
xrufus7x
Generally, far more prone to damaging recessive traits that can increase your odds of any number of physical or mental issues.
LegacyMuse
For one generation? Could be far worse. It's when you start stacking the inbreeding that it becomes an issue.
stormegedendarklordofall
It's not really inbreeding. It would be like having an exact copy of yourself.
NotIrony
It's not inbreeding at all, but essentially results in the same out-come. Less genetic diversity.
mebe21
yes, but if the parent is viable, it's not a huge issue. Mammalian inbreeding can get you two copies of an otherwise unseen recessive.
GarthOneeye
parthenogenesis technically isn't inbreeding.
NotIrony
But it does produce the same amount of genetic-in-diversity in it's offspring. Which is exactly what inbreeding does, not like it matters.
GarthOneeye
parthenogenesis does not produce "deleterious recessive alleles." aka inbreeding is not sustainable, but parthenogenesis is.
NotIrony
Humans may also have the ability to parthenogenize since we have a mitochondrial Eve and are all mostly inbred anyway.
whathappensifichangethistext
Lol. Why is this downvoted? This is gold, Jerry. GOLD!
NotIrony
Lol. You people really have a problem with simplicity. Our Isolation of 200,000 years created enough bio-diversity for our inbreeding to nul
NotIrony
the genomic evidence for a mito. Adam didn't appear for hundreds of years later. Humans are less genetically diverse than any other Ape spec
ITeaBaggedYourMum
There's hope for me yet.
SomeSuperAwesomeName
Dont worry you got this!
SatoriAnne
charlietrundlethegreat
Yet what?
everyusernamealreadytaken
This comment has made me laugh the hardest out of all I've seen tonight
ChaosChosen
There are cheaper ways to end your life rather than having kids...
Mumalot
me too... but not looking forward to the Delivery (I is a male).
FakeNigerianPrince
Plot twist: you're male.
ITeaBaggedYourMum
Yup.
SneakEFoxxe
Well for starters, I don't think my mom can have kids anymore, so you're looking in all the wrong places.
capughe
Also his method doesn't lead to reproduction
allseagullsareevil
well, i sure hope you're female
scottjaeger
you do?
postscriptcellophant
Yeah, good luck "ITeaBaggedYourMum"
CoolDud3
giveintome
Accurate
BoatswainsMate
I watched the whole thing... thanks?
antiparticle
That was amazingly mesmerizing
Kaesden
What did the pop up at the end say? It flashed too quick.
Aldante92
Is this how they generate QR codes?
iamkyleh
Holy shit
AnAsOfYetUnidentifiedIndividual
MRW this gif finally ends:
xrufus7x
This reminds me of a very interesting episode of Misfits.
iLoveItWhenMyFingersSmellLikePussy
Well.. having kids without the sex is like cleaning plates without eating the pie. Most of us just want the pie, really..
InLoveandUnderPaid
This is the best comment I've ever seen!
iLoveItWhenMyFingersSmellLikePussy
Some people use paper plates!
robo5239
The creampie?
ITeaBaggedYourMum
Deep dude. Very deep.
iLoveItWhenMyFingersSmellLikePussy
Much like your mom
ITeaBaggedYourMum
She likes the tea.
Capsulex21
Even you won't have sex with you.
Slayman3909
kashmoney02
getbusyoldman
MrMcCookieMuffin
Tighty Righty disagrees with you there my friend
Xenolith166
That's your left hand you dumb fuck
MrMcCookieMuffin
Fuck, I was hoping nobody would call me out on that gif :( +1
TheSunMotherfukerDoYouPraiseIt
Holy shit I'm wheezing from laughter
Xenolith166
Thank you, I try
ThatOneGreekGuyNoOneLikes
Portusjacksoni
It's called parthenogenesis. And some snakes can do it too.
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Portusjacksoni
That's switching sexes. Clownfish can do that. Evidence: the original Jurassic Park movie.
jiankui
Some insects too.
deathbymonkeys
I love when House lies to a patient to keep her engagement.
silverbean
man. Nature is cool.
InspectorMonroe
Komodo dragons can too.
Hendlton
Wait, what? A friend said this when we were like 9 and everyone laughed at him and then his dad came and explained how it wasn't possible...
highleyaj
There was a parthenogenesis question on Who Wants to Be A Millionaire today. In other news, Who Wants to Be A Millionaire is still running.
JohnnyWalkerTexas
How does this effect the gene pool? Do the offsprings produce healthy offsprings themselves? Can they mate with their siblings for example?
theitinerantnaturalist
The offspring can reproduce
notaballoon
Yeah like my girlfriend apparently
justahumanbeing
Its called magic bitch! Well, to at least people who dont understand science. Its "lords work" if theyre a religious nut who doesnt science
BobCaygeon
Big black nemesis, parthenogenesis No one move a muscle as the dead come home
JasonWaterfaIIs
Sounds like clutch
keelinn
Komodo dragons, some lizards, some bugs, and probably many that we haven't noticed too!
NothingALittleStarFireCannotFix
Komodo Dragons are also capable of parthenogenesis! And all offspring are male.
MischievousMagpie
Portusjacksoni
Darn right Skippy
DaMerce
Lot and lots of organisms like stickbugs and bees can do it in fact, not special at all
rowanberry
And loads of insects!
Grant0
No, that's parseltongue.
Wazzamaniac
I think komodo dragons can as well
saturnscape
Komodo dragons are the only one who can birth a potential mate for herself. Atleast the only one we know of
PoorPineapple
Thank you Dr. House, I know what that is!
Svartlebee
Correct me if I'm wrong but the offspring would always be female?
aggelosy
Should be if it follows the human biology principles of the X-Y genes.
ElbowDeepInAHeadlessHorseman
Correct. The mother has no Y chromosome to pass on.
bearenjewden
and apparently dinosaurs kept in theme parks
SomeCrazyNerd
Only with frog DNA.
theportraitssecretinattackmode
cathoderaysunshine
No, some females switched genders in the park!... At least... Well, I'm off to binge watch. Because awesome.
v3rmilion
Isn't that when the Parthenon has babies
THENARHORSE
Most animals can do it but it's least rare in reptiles
Portusjacksoni
You usually only see it in less complex organisms. It was only recently we realized reptiles can do it.
TheMajesticHarpyEagle
Thats not the case at all. Nearly all mammals, many insects, many fish, Nearly all birds, nearly all reptiles, nearly all amphibians, can't.
LittleBrownJug
Virgin Maria did that too
nickdoesntsharefood
Pics or it didn't happen
cockiemonster
also some crayfish
TheLannistersSendALovelyFruitBasket
Apparently in sterile settings, a lab mouse had done it as well. First case of recorded mammalian parthenogenesis.
Iwillhaveoneofeverything
Never heard of that yet, gotta read more-》 to the Google!
ElbowDeepInAHeadlessHorseman
It was induced, it didn't occur naturally. There've been no natural cases of mammalian parthogenesis even in lab settings.
IWouldLikeToGetOffThisRideNowPlease
Oh thank god haha. Just had a quick panic about spontaneously forming a child.
JuliusSiezure
Turks and rotifers too
skittlesohenry
The Asari reproduce through a form of parthenogenesis, as well.
gonzar09
I was looking for the Mass Effect reference. +1 to you.
RealCommanderShepard
By the godess
RealCommanderShepard
By the godess
Gayforbae
Embrace enternity....
Ferrumkit
Pft, they could have went a real fun route where she died from trying that shit on the supposedly immortal reaper-killing human.
Shard477
As can some lizards like the Ackie Monitor and Komodo Dragon! Though some reptiles can hold sperm for months on end.
BadReactionToSimochi
TIL: my ex girlfriend was a reptile.
jdelossantos1494
So they can just replicate themselves? Terrifying.
SarcasticComment
Giant/Colossal Squid also do this. Females take on sperm when they can and use the stuff months later when they are ready
ajpimpsalll
Lots of lizards (especially monitors) have adapted this trait because of all the isalnds in the south pacific. When they would reach a new
ajpimpsalll
island, they would often be the only one of their species there to take advantage of the abundant resources. Hence, cloning time!
nanman
I think some frogs and other amphibians can do this.
canadiantimberwolf
They used frog DNA in Jurassic Park
fetalbovineserum
Rotifers have been doing it for 50 million years
Kingdugga
Komodo dragons as well
acce245
Also aphids.
charlietrundlethegreat
Snails. Motherfucking snails too.
DontEatThatTaco
Naah, they don't need to
kiwiflavored
But snails use their hermaphroditic sex organs to literally fuck themselves. Partenogenesis requires no fertilization
charlietrundlethegreat
I don't think that's how hermaphroditism works. They have two sexes and can get preg or make the other one preg, but can't sex themselves.
kiwiflavored
That's exactly how hermaphroditic snails reproduce in lieu of a partner. They self-fertilize. This happens internally though.Their gonads...
charlietrundlethegreat
Look up parthenogenesis in snails. I know coz I experienced this in my tank and freaked out where 100 snails came from, 1 year after owning
charlietrundlethegreat
Just one Malaysian trumpet snail.
kiwiflavored
That being said, M.Trumpet Snails aren't hermaphrodites, so in this case it actually was parthenogenesis. In hermaphroditic species it's not
kiwiflavored
My point is that self-fertilization in snails is not parthenogenesis, even tho it is often referred to as such. Their gonads produce both...
PhotogenicHemorrhoid
Wait... You experienced it
Drosophilamelanobastard
And it is not the same as asexual reproduction. The babies have repeats and delitions of genetic info. Not the same genome.
Portusjacksoni
Parthenogenesis is a form of asexual reproduction. Only one parent, so no sex. It is one of something like 7 different types asexual reprod.
Drosophilamelanobastard
There is a kind of "self fertilization" asexual reproduction has no fertilization.
Drosophilamelanobastard
it's having "sex" with itself. it forms two haploid cells and fuses them together. Thus is is not truly asexual like budding of fission.
Portusjacksoni
Parthenogenesis does not have any self fertilization.
Drosophilamelanobastard
The egg is fertilized by it's own polar body http://sciencenetlinks.com/science-news/science-updates/fatherless-sharks/
crystal5213
Oh shit I literally just took a bio exam and did not choose parthenogenesis as my answer... fuck
stormegedendarklordofall
Tell us when you find out your grade
crystal5213
Well I only answered about half the questions so it is pretty much an auto fail. I'm just going to the class at this point because it's
crystal5213
Interesting. But I've already decided to give up on college
stormegedendarklordofall
Why though? You have payed your tuition and shit.
longoriaisaiah
RIP
ThaLurknessMonster
I've never related so hard to a comment.
vitaminRmademefat
JoeHutty
C's get degrees! In other words you'll be fine
MrAnonManfrom4Chan
If you're American, their degrees come with "F" No good English, Fahrenheit joke.
JoeHutty
Booooooo +1
LtheGreatest
No worries, you will pass!
eetsumkaus
and if you don't...well...as they say, win or lose, there's always booze
SonsOfiFap
That's what I tell my neices but her soccer coach says she'll report me if I don't stop telling that to a bunch of 6 y/o
eetsumkaus
meh, if they don't learn young, they'll never learn
TylerDurden85
that is the worst feeling ever, realizing the right answer RIGHT after you take a test. Hope you did well anyway!
GamestopDorito
Mammals can't do it because of epigenetic imprinting...yet.
theoldgaffer
I was under the impression that parthenogenesis is technically possible for humans
BunterTheMage
only if by "technically" you mean "in no way, shape, or form"
TheSwedishCryptid
I remember one time when I mixed up eugenics with epigenetics and I was like "But there is proof of it" and was all confused.
runscar
There's a number of reasons mammals don't go through asexual reproduction. Genomic imprinting is not really the reason.
GamestopDorito
It's been years since I took genetics, but I learned that it was the reason we can't cause it to occur artificially.
GamestopDorito
Induced parthogenesis created especially terrible placentae compared to androgenetic embryos
xtraa
The scientifical explanation for how Maria got pregnant!
schween
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uY1jSWy4Eck - related
AmArschdieRaeuber
but that would make Jesus Marias clone and also female
operationfiscaljackhammer
That explains the flip flops and long hair.
TheMajesticHarpyEagle
Some parthenogenic species produce males. Komodo dragon for example.
Portusjacksoni
Also bees
ThePiedPiperofRuination
I don't think bees are considered parthenogenic. Unfertilized eggs develop into males while fertilized ones develop as females.
JGGennedy
Different species have different ways to determine sex. Example, alligator sex is determine by temp. Human males require a y-chromosome.
TheMajesticHarpyEagle
True enough.
AmArschdieRaeuber
True, but humans can't be male without an Y-Chromosome
TheMajesticHarpyEagle
True.
Merasite
what if mary was a hermaphrodite ?