Why is a whiptail lizard referred to as parthenogenetic?

Question

(a) Why is a whiptail lizard referred to as parthenogenetic?

(b) State the difference between meiocyte and gamete with respect to chromosome umber.

Answer 1

(a)Whiptail lizards are referred to as parthenogenetic because they develop from unfertilized egg i.e, the egg produces the new individual without fertilization. 

(b) Meiocytes have a diploid number (2n) of chromosomes whereas gametes contain a haploid number (n) of chromosomes.