parthenogenesis
Method of asexual reproduction by which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual exhibited by certain fishes.
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clone
Specimen descended from and genetically identical to a single common ancestor with natural examples normally resulting from asexual reproductive events. Produced via parthenogenesis in some fishes.
Daphnia
Any representative of the genus Daphnia; small, planktonic crustaceans commonly referred to as 'water fleas' and often used as food for ornamental fishes. They're members of the order Cladocera and reproduce by parthenogenesis.
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