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There Is a Species of Desert Lizard That Is Entirely

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There is a species of desert lizard that is entirely female.It is nevertheless necessary for two females to court and for one to assume the posture of a male to stimulate the female to produce eggs.No fertilization can occur,and the eggs develop into female lizards.What is the probable evolutionary mechanism for this occurring?


A) The species is probably going extinct.
B) The desert is relatively uniform and there is little advantage to maintaining variation,but the animal has not been able to completely evolve away from its heritage of sexual reproduction.
C) The mating behavior probably evolved accidentally.
D) This is probably an asexual organism attempting to mimic sexual reproduction.

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