WHY ISN’T THIS A BIGGER DEAL?! DNA test proves it — baby shark has no father The Associated PressMon, 13 Oct 2008 16:07 CDT RICHMOND, Virginia — Scientists have confirmed the second case of a “virgin birth” in a shark.  In a study reported Friday in the Journal of Fish Biology, scientists said DNA testing proved that a pup carried by a female blacktip shark in a Virginia aquarium contained no genetic material from a male. The first documented case of asexual reproduction, or parthenogenesis, among sharks involved a pup born to a hammerhead at an Omaha, Nebraska, zoo. (READ ARTICLE)

WHY ISN’T THIS A BIGGER DEAL?!

DNA test proves it — baby shark has no father

The Associated Press
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:07 CDT

RICHMOND, Virginia — Scientists have confirmed the second case of a “virgin birth” in a shark. 

In a study reported Friday in the Journal of Fish Biology, scientists said DNA testing proved that a pup carried by a female blacktip shark in a Virginia aquarium contained no genetic material from a male. The first documented case of asexual reproduction, or parthenogenesis, among sharks involved a pup born to a hammerhead at an Omaha, Nebraska, zoo. (READ ARTICLE)