
Will it be reported that another species of animal has been immaculately conceived in the next year?
This type of immaculate conception is known by scientists as spontaneous parthenogenesis. It occurs when a baby is conceived without male sperm fertilizing the female's eggs. In the type of parthenogenesis seen in sharks, the mother's chromosomes split during egg development. How the sharks do it is unclear. They may use a hormone to trigger eggs to develop in this manner in the absence of males. Or perhaps if eggs remain unfertilized with no males around, a certain fraction develop into embryos.
There is only one other known instance of this happening with sharks. However, other species known to be able to reproduce in this way include komodo dragons, snakes, birds, fish and amphibians.
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Settlement details:As reported by a major mainstream news source. Must be a species (not just new subspecies, eg grey nurse shark) that has no previous recordings of parthenogenesis. If no news by suspend date, question will settle as 'no'.
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Suspend date: Tue 13th Oct 11:59pm PST
Settlement date: Thu 15th Oct 1:12pm PST
Prediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Tue 13th Oct 11:59pm PST have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled
Initial likelihoods: Yes: 55%
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Suspend date: Tue 13th Oct 11:59pm PST
Settlement date: Thu 15th Oct 1:12pm PST
Prediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Tue 13th Oct 11:59pm PST have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled details
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