Re: parthenogenetically derived reptile offspring

[David Marjanovic <david.marjanovic@gmx.at>]

> Concerning parthogenesis and dinosaurs, the case of the turkey would be 
> more relevant. There is a domestic breed of turkey ( I could look up the 
> name somewhere but I'm too lazy to do it right now) for which 
> parthogenesis is a very normal or even the default way of conception.

Really? I've heard of a case, but (as in the Komodo monitor) all offspring 
of parthenogenesis in birds are automatically male and can't repeat the 
trick.

> I don't know how this has come to be; but nevertheless, it shows the 
> capacity for parthogenesis exists in the dinosaurian line.

We don't know where in that branch of the tree it evolved...