Darevskia unisexualis is a lizard species in the genus Darevskia. It is found in Armenia, Georgia, and Turkey.[2]
Darevskia unisexualis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Lacertidae |
Genus: | Darevskia |
Species: | D. unisexualis
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Binomial name | |
Darevskia unisexualis (Darevsky, 1966)
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D. unisexualis is capable of parthenogenetic reproduction by oogenesis in female only lineages.[3] During the prophase I stage of meiosis homeologous chromosomes (originally inherited from two different parental species) undergo synapsis.[3] A protein MLH1 employed in DNA mismatch repair also appears to be involved in this meiotic process.[3]