dear manny,
we love you. please take the time to clear your head and realize that you adore us as well. because you do. you're the peanut butter on our lonely jam sandwich.
love,
boston.
on another note:
The three Whiptail Lizards on view in the Hall of Reptiles and Amphibians all play a part in one of the greatest mysteries of nature.The New Mexico Whiptail, pictured here, is an all-female species that is actually a mixture of the other two examples on display at the Museum -- the Western Whiptail, which lives in the desert, and the Little Striped Whiptail, a denizen of grasslands.
Most products of crossbreeding, such as the mule, are sterile. But the New Mexico Whiptail, as well as several other all-female species of whiptail lizard, does reproduce, and all of its offspring are female. Moreover, it reproduces by parthenogenesis -- its eggs require no fertilization, and its offspring are exact and complete genetic duplicates of the mother.
Scientists understand only partially how this reproductive mode developed, and it raises many questions. One of the most intriguing is how this cloning affects the lizard's ability to adapt to environmental changes. Since there is no genetic variation except that which occurs through mutation, the New Mexico Whiptail cannot evolve as other species do.
The New Mexico Whiptail Lizard also offers an extraordinary opportunity to learn more about the role of sperm in fertilization, as well as about cloning. Through this anomaly, scientists may learn more about the norm.
you heard it here first, folks. the new mexico whiptail lizard is just an example of what is indeed happening to homosapiens. everyone knows that the y chromosome is shrinking. it used to be the same size as the X, and now it is slowly getting smaller. some scientists believe tthat it could cease to exist as soon as 125,000 years. by then we will have obviously figured out how to reproduce without the aid of the male species (we pretty much already have) and women will rule the world, just like the new mexico whiptail lizard.
i love that a Y chromosome is simply an underdeveloped X chromosome. i enjoy being a girl. yes i do.
have a lovely day
we love you. please take the time to clear your head and realize that you adore us as well. because you do. you're the peanut butter on our lonely jam sandwich.
love,
boston.
on another note:
The three Whiptail Lizards on view in the Hall of Reptiles and Amphibians all play a part in one of the greatest mysteries of nature.The New Mexico Whiptail, pictured here, is an all-female species that is actually a mixture of the other two examples on display at the Museum -- the Western Whiptail, which lives in the desert, and the Little Striped Whiptail, a denizen of grasslands.
Most products of crossbreeding, such as the mule, are sterile. But the New Mexico Whiptail, as well as several other all-female species of whiptail lizard, does reproduce, and all of its offspring are female. Moreover, it reproduces by parthenogenesis -- its eggs require no fertilization, and its offspring are exact and complete genetic duplicates of the mother.
Scientists understand only partially how this reproductive mode developed, and it raises many questions. One of the most intriguing is how this cloning affects the lizard's ability to adapt to environmental changes. Since there is no genetic variation except that which occurs through mutation, the New Mexico Whiptail cannot evolve as other species do.
The New Mexico Whiptail Lizard also offers an extraordinary opportunity to learn more about the role of sperm in fertilization, as well as about cloning. Through this anomaly, scientists may learn more about the norm.
you heard it here first, folks. the new mexico whiptail lizard is just an example of what is indeed happening to homosapiens. everyone knows that the y chromosome is shrinking. it used to be the same size as the X, and now it is slowly getting smaller. some scientists believe tthat it could cease to exist as soon as 125,000 years. by then we will have obviously figured out how to reproduce without the aid of the male species (we pretty much already have) and women will rule the world, just like the new mexico whiptail lizard.
i love that a Y chromosome is simply an underdeveloped X chromosome. i enjoy being a girl. yes i do.
have a lovely day
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It is a fun, clever read and along the lines with your journal entry.
It's just that i threw up a thread asking who has read the manifesto and got no response. IF it's any consolation, i think you're supercool, now.