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(I)Komodo dragons reproduce mostly by sexual reproduction. There are male and female komodo dragons. ... Once the female gives in, if she at first denied the male, the male climbs on the back of the female. The male claws on the females skin as he mounts her and he may even bite her neck lightly.
(asexual reproduction)
The Komodo dragon, which normally reproduces sexually, has also been found able to reproduce asexually by parthenogenesis. ... All these asexual species appear to have arisen through the hybridization of two or three of the sexual species in the genus leading to polyploid individuals.
( advantages and disadvantage)
With the ability to reproduce without male mates, Komodo females could potentially found an entirely new colony on their own. "Theoretically, a female Komodo dragon in the wild could swim to a new island and then lay a fertile clutch of eggs," Buley said.
disadvantage:While asexual reproduction does allow female Komodo dragons to replenish their population—an evolutionary advantage—it has a significant drawback: This reproduction process only results in sons. The dearth of other females within a population has led to evidence of inbreeding