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TODAY'S SCIENCE TRIVIA: The Komodo dragon (๐๐ข๐ณ๐ข๐ฏ๐ถ๐ด ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด๐ช๐ด) is the world's largest extant lizard species, growing up to 10 ft (3 m) long and weighing up to 150 lb (70 kg).ย ย
When it comes to reproduction, Komodo dragon females have the option to either mate with a male or undergo parthenogenesis (a sort of "virgin birth" process). Because females of the species have both male and female (W and Z) chromosomes, they already possess the genetic materials necessary for their embryos to develop. However, all of the offspring that emerge from this process turn out to be male (ZZ).