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Originally Posted by Warren_Booth
No, that is a common misconception. Only in the Pythonidae have parthenogens been found to be clones of the mother. In the Boidae they are female but half clones, and in the Caenophideans (contains pitvipers, colubrids, etc) they are male and half clones.
Warren
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Wow, without asking for a genetics treatise, I'd be fascinated to know how THAT works - don't reptiles use a Y chromosome to make a male?