- Nov 2021
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www.cell.com www.cell.com
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parthenogenesis
Parthenogenesis is reproduction without fertilization, an ovum developing into a new individual without fertilization by a sperm.
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The bioinformatic nuclear genome size estimate was indeed massive, at 4.2 Gb
I think some context here would be nice so the human genome is 3.436687 Gb long. And an elephants genome is 4.01 GB long. Other insects have varying genome sizes: Beatles: 981 MB L. striatellus: 458 MB E. sophia: 372 MB references: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5121235/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0888754313001821
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monotypic
mon·o·typ·ic having only one type or representative, especially (of a genus) containing only one species.
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- Sep 2021
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www.pnas.org www.pnas.org
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anguli oculi lateralis muscle
"These muscles connect the ring of muscles around the dog’s eyes to both ends of the eyebrows, allowing dogs to widen their eyes – making them appear “cuter.” They also allow that “eyebrow raise” that tends to melt our hearts…" reference
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