All individuals of a particular species of whiptail lizards are females. Their reproductive efforts depend on
A) fertilization of their eggs by males of other lizard species.
B) gonadal structures that only undergo mitosis.
C) meiosis followed by a doubling of the chromosomes in eggs.
D) budding prior to the development of a sexual phenotype.
E) fragmentation via autolysis.

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These lizards reproduce through parthenogenesis, where meiosis occurs normally but is followed by a doubling of the chromosomes, resulting in a diploid egg that develops into a new individual without fertilization.

All Individuals of a Particular Species of Whiptail Lizards Are