Reproduce Cloning facts
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Bananas have no seeds as they are a sterile hybrid between two species (Musa acuminata and Musa balbisiana), and the production of seeds is not necessary to get the fruit. As the plant can only reproduce through cloning, all the bananas in a package are usually clones of the same banana
how reproductive cloning works?
There is a species of ants called the Mycocepurus Smithii that reproduce by cloning. No male of this species has ever been found.
What reproductive cloning means?
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what's reproductive cloning?
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Female sharks have been found to reproduce asexually, resulting in a genetic clone.
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The Marbled Crayfish reproduces by cloning itself, making them all nearly genetically identical. The all-female species was likely created by accident in a German aquarium in the 1990s and is banned in many countries for being invasive.
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Survival of some species of ants doesn"t depend on the males due to ability to reproduce by cloning.
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Jellyfish reproduce sexually creating a plantula larva, that hooks itself to the seafloor. It develops into a polyp resembling a "miniature sea anemone", which then reproduces asexually, cloning itself. After months to years, they leave the seafloor as ephyra, eventually maturing into medusa.
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Each new apple seed is a unique combination of genes from the mother tree and mystery dad. The only way to reproduce the same type of apple tree is to graft a piece from an existing tree into a new root and grow a clone. There are some 7500 different types of apples grown worldwide.
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There is a species of ant that reproduce by cloning rather than with a queen.
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Marbled crayfish are all female. They reproduce by cloning themselves.
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The Marbled crayfish, discovered via the pet trade in the 90's, are all female and reproduce by cloning themselves.
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There is a species of crayfish that mutated 25 years ago in an aquarium and has the ability to reproduce by cloning itself. It is now an invasive species working its way across Europe and Asia.
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An invasive E. Asian tick Haemaphysalis longicornis has been found in NJ. The species can be parthenogenetic, meaning the ticks can reproduce asexually, essentially cloning themselves. Sometimes the insects have even killed animals by draining them of blood, a phenomenon known as exsanguination.
Why is reproductive cloning unsuccessful?
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Some insects, including the praying mantis, can reproduce without a mate. Their offspring are genetically identical (clones).