"How parthenogenesis kicks in or what cues the ... through genetic testing once Yoko is the "suitable size" for a blood draw, likely in a few months. Barrick told NPR that the aquarium will ...

It was called a miracle pregnancy, a rare case of parthenogenesis ... suggested she seized on Charlotte’s possible pregnancy to draw attention to her aquarium. "I can only tell you what we ...

In the case of parthenogenesis, however ... Once Yoko has reached a large enough size to safely draw blood from, the aquarium will analyse the pup's DNA to determine how it was born.

One hypothesis is parthenogenesis occurs when females lack ... To confirm the exact cause, aquarium staff will take a blood draw of the baby shark, when it's old enough, to analyze its DNA ...

Parthenogenesis occurs when a female of reproductive ... and that has to wait a few more months until Yoko is big enough to draw the necessary blood without causing harm. Samples will also ...

Reproduction in animals varies from species to species. Some types of reproduction, like parthenogenesis, are more unusual than others. This reproductive method requires only one individual rather ...

It is more likely that Charlotte became pregnant through a form of asexual reproduction called parthenogenesis. Fox News Digital also spoke to National Geographic senior editor Christine Dell ...

This is the first time that reproduction without having had sex—known as parthenogenesis—has been seen in this species. "This study reports the first case of facultative parthenogenesis in the ...

Two particularly unusual methods—facultative parthenogenesis and multiple embryos per egg case (MEPE)—may provide key survival advantages, though scientists are still investigating their ...

So what happened? According to the aquarium, there are two possible explanations for the miraculous birth: parthenogenesis or delayed fertilization. Parthenogenesis is a form of asexual ...

In a historic first, scientists have used gene editing to induce virgin birth in fruit flies, a major step in unlocking the mysteries of the intriguing phenomenon known as parthenogenesis.

The act of reptile reproduction suggests that dinosaurs and pterosaurs may have been capable of parthenogenesis, too, much like the creatures in “Jurassic Park.” By Veronique Greenwood In ...