Special Modes of Repro­duction in Animals | Zoology

The following points highlight the four special modes of reproduction in animals. The special modes are: 1. Parthenogenesis 2. Paedogenesis (Neoteny) 3. Polyembryony 4. Regeneration. Special Mode # 1. Parthenogenesis: Development of an unfertilized egg into an adult is parthenogenesis (Gr. perthenos = virgin + gene = birth). A number of abiotic factors, viz. pH, salinity of the water (in [...]