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Is parthenogenic birth possible???

vcaruso15 Aug 12, 2006 07:05 AM

What do you guys think? I don't know, but it seems like alot of unexplained things are happening this year that seem to point towards it. Does anyone know where dna testing can be performed to check for something like that, and how much does it cost? My Calico Sunglow litter this year seems to be a strong canditate for testing. The whole litter is female. The father is an albino yet all the babys look like super hypos, although my male albino was with her the odds came out more like het x het breeding??? I would love to hear everyone elses thoughts on the subject. Does anyone know if Celia ever got the results back to the DNA testing on her weird litter? Thanks V

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slithering_serpents Aug 12, 2006 11:03 PM

Here's an interesting article from 2003 of a DNA proven case of parthenogenesis in burmese pythons in Holland:

http://www.radionetherlands.nl/features/science/030224snake.html

Caden

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