Biology Forum › Zoology Discussion › Forced bird’s parthenogenesis
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- December 1, 2013 at 2:28 pm #17662
Natural CRISPR MarsupialsParticipantIf we remove(or neutralize) the ovary of the female, it will become a fertile male.
If we kept the eggs from the same female, we can get only offspring of its genome.Thus, by heterogamiy, known in botany, we can mutate birds.
- January 23, 2014 at 1:21 pm #114996JackBeanParticipant
Where did you get it will become fertile male? Do you have any publications in support?
- February 3, 2014 at 4:57 pm #115023Natural CRISPR MarsupialsParticipantquote JackBean:Where did you get it will become fertile male? Do you have any publications in support?quote :…When the dormant, right-side gonad is switched on, it develops into a male sex organ called an ovotestis. Scientists have found that an ovotestis will produce sperm and this sexually reversed hen will try to mate with other hens in the flock. It is however, unknown whether a hen that has undergone a spontaneous sex reversal and developed an ovotestis can sire offspring…
http://www.urbanchickenpodcast.com/ucp-episode-018/
I personally saw hen laying eggs, which then began to copulate with other hens.
- February 5, 2014 at 7:28 pm #115029animartcoParticipant
But what has any of this to do with parthenogenesis?
- February 16, 2014 at 10:50 am #115051Natural CRISPR MarsupialsParticipantquote animartco:But what has any of this to do with parthenogenesis?
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