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Simfish
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So I'm reading Schrodinger's "What is Life", which is very interesting. He says that male drone bees can be considered to be oversized sperm, a phrase that greatly intrigued me. Genetically, there is no distinction between the genes of a sperm cell and those of a male drone bee (although the drone bee has lots of sperm cells, each of which have different genetic material? - is this necessarily the case?)
Now, are these male drone bees gametophytes? (just like mosses?)
And what of other animals that reproduce through parthenogenesis? They are probably diploid animals though - so they still can be considered sporophytes. Is this correct?
Thanks!
Now, are these male drone bees gametophytes? (just like mosses?)
And what of other animals that reproduce through parthenogenesis? They are probably diploid animals though - so they still can be considered sporophytes. Is this correct?
Thanks!