Wouldn’t there still be random mutations caused by epigenetics over time?
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Geodad@lemm.ee 4 days ago
The downside to cloning as a reproductive system is that the entire population will have the same genetics and be vulnerable to the same diseases and poisons.
CryptoKitten@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
Geodad@lemm.ee 4 days ago
Sure, but the population would be so similar that it probably wouldn’t make much difference.
Ledericas@lemm.ee 3 days ago
if the environment is stable , then parthonogenesis would be common.
sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 days ago
Aphids don’t care.
ryedaft@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
Aphids do sexual reproduction in autumn. It’s just spring/summer they clone.
Vex_Detrause@lemmy.ca 3 days ago
How can I subscribe to aphids trivia?
ryedaft@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
I wish I didn’t know.
As far as I can tell 1 week to hatch and 1 week to reach maturity seems like a good rule of thumb. Different species have different temperature optimums but I can’t see how that is practically relevant to anyone.