Chlorobutanol
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Chlorobutanol is an organic compound with the formula CCl3C2. It is a halohydrin—specifically a chlorohydrin. Chlorobutanol acts as a preservative, sedative, hypnotic, and weak local anesthetic simila
Sublimed crystals of chlorobutanol
Parthenogenesis
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Parthenogenesis is a natural form of asexual reproduction in which the embryo develops directly without need for fertilization. In animals, parthenogenesis means the development of an embryo from an u
Chlorobutanol
…presence of potassium or sodium hydroxide. It may be purified by sublimation or recrystallisation. Chlorobutanol has proven effective at stimulating parthenogenesis in sea urchin eggs up to the pluteus stage, possibly by increasing irritability to cause stimulation. For the eggs of the fish Oryzias latipes, however…
The asexual, all-female whiptail species Aspidoscelis neomexicanus (center), which reproduces via parthenogenesis, is shown flanked by two sexual species having males, A. inornatus (left) and A. tigris (right), which naturally hybridized to form A. neomexicanus.
A young Komodo dragon, Varanus komodoensis, produced through parthenogenesis. Komodo dragons can produce offspring through both sexual reproduction and parthenogenesis.
Induction of parthenogenesis in pigs