Komodo dragons (Varanus komodoensis) are large lizards native to a few small isl

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Komodo dragons (Varanus komodoensis) are large lizards native to a few small islands in Indonesia Distribution of Komodo dragons. Sungai, a female Komodo was housed in the London Zoo. Two and a half years after Sungai had been in contact with any males she produced four viable eggs. These eggs could have been the result of long-term storage of sperm, or they may have been produced by a process called parthenogenesis. Parthenogenesis in reptiles is the result of the retention of the second polar body during oogenesis (the formation of eggs

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Based on the given genotypes of the dragon,

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The male (father) Regis can be eliminated from being a possible father for four offspring. This is because, some of the loci (alleles) of Regis (K05, K07, K09 and K10) are not found in the genotype of four progeny (4598, 4599, 4600, and 46021).    

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By assuming Raja as a father of 5161, and this was mated with sungai. This is because the progeny 5161 has an allele 206 (K09 locus) that is particular present in the Raja.

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