Question

whyis thediploid cells theused to devlopthe embryo in poly embryony

Answer 1

Polyembryony is a form of clonal development in which a single egg produces two or more genetically identical offspring. Many animals are sporadically polyembryonic including humans who occasionally give birth to identical twins. However, a few groups of parasites (some cestodes, trematodes, and insects), colonial aquatic invertebrates (oligochaetes, bryozoans), and mammals (armadillos) are obligately polyembryonic. Among these obligately polyembryonic animals, some species of insects produce thousands of offspring per egg. All known species of obligately polyembryonic insects reside in two orders: Hymenoptera (bees, wasps, and ants) and Strepsiptera. The biology of several polyembryonic wasps has been studied, whereas little is known about polyembryonic strepsipterans.