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Life imitates Art.
by elmar 10y ago
Life imitates Art.
- maxerickson 10y agoThe author wrote life into the art. Amphibian DNA was stuck into the dinosaurs to make it harder for critics to criticize the parthenogenesis in the book. Amphibian parthenogenesis is well documented: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parthenogenesis_in_amphibians https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parthenogenesis_in_amphibians
- logfromblammo 10y agoThe book did not feature parthenogenesis. It featured protogyny. Some individual females became male and bred with the individuals that remained female. This has been observed in West African common reed frogs (Hyperolius viridiflavus), as a result of population pressure. If the pond is a taco fest, some of the frogs bring sausage. This is actually more common in fish than in amphibians, but the book used amphibian DNA.
- arcticfox 10y agoI'm confused why you are downvoted - you appear to be correct.
- bryanrasmussen 10y agothe taco fest sausage thing might have upset some people, I didn't downvote but does seem somewhat gross.