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The reproduction in Komodo dragon, the advantage of this type of reproduction, and the significance of the offspring produced, which were all males.
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The Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) is one of the largest living lizard, which is found in the islands of Indonesia. They are very large in size and can reproduce both sexually and asexually. Invertebrate animal species undergo asexual reproduction in order to rapidly increase their population as genetic clones of the parent are produced.
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