pezenfuego
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Originally Posted by salt210
http:///forum/post/3039527
they are bisexual.
cant think of the correct term for it
Hermaphroditic...
Many anemones (not all) are hermaphroditic but can also reproduce asexually.
There are organisms that exist only in the female form. An example of this is the malaysian trumpet snail (a freshwater snail that is commonly referred to as a plague-there is a tank at Shed's aquarium in Chicago that is chock full of these snails-they are the only freshwater snail with the pointed shell). They reproduce by parthenogenesis. Parthenogenesis is virgin birth. The result is that instead of the organism creating unfertilized eggs that are then fertilized by sperm...the organism creates eggs that are already fertile and here's the kicker...the DNA contained in these eggs is the same as the parent's DNA. So to sum things up, the organism gives birth to a clone of itself. Parthenogenesis also may occur in sharks and the virgin Mary.
There is another type of virgin birth that comes in a hermaphroditic organism fertilizing it's own eggs. However this organism would not technically be a female and it's offspring would not have identical DNA.
I realize Henry's joke about women, I am not that oblivious to humor. I just wanted to clarify and add some random, cool, and completely useless info to this thread.
http:///forum/post/3039527
they are bisexual.
cant think of the correct term for it
Hermaphroditic...
Many anemones (not all) are hermaphroditic but can also reproduce asexually.
There are organisms that exist only in the female form. An example of this is the malaysian trumpet snail (a freshwater snail that is commonly referred to as a plague-there is a tank at Shed's aquarium in Chicago that is chock full of these snails-they are the only freshwater snail with the pointed shell). They reproduce by parthenogenesis. Parthenogenesis is virgin birth. The result is that instead of the organism creating unfertilized eggs that are then fertilized by sperm...the organism creates eggs that are already fertile and here's the kicker...the DNA contained in these eggs is the same as the parent's DNA. So to sum things up, the organism gives birth to a clone of itself. Parthenogenesis also may occur in sharks and the virgin Mary.
There is another type of virgin birth that comes in a hermaphroditic organism fertilizing it's own eggs. However this organism would not technically be a female and it's offspring would not have identical DNA.
I realize Henry's joke about women, I am not that oblivious to humor. I just wanted to clarify and add some random, cool, and completely useless info to this thread.
