smellsofbikes on Nostr: TIL that chickens and turkeys exhibit measurable amounts of parthenogenesis, where ...

TIL that chickens and turkeys exhibit measurable amounts of parthenogenesis, where unfertilized eggs undergo at least some embryonic development, and in selectively bred Beltsville Small White turkeys, incidence of embryonic development in unfertilized eggs exceeded 40% of eggs laid.