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Re:European ant is the first known animal to clone members o... by tsimionescu on Friday September 19, 2025 @12:27PM (#45303503)
The males of the other species birthed by the queen are genetic clones of the male that impreganted the queen, the DNA in the eggs is not a mix of the queen's DNA and the father's DNA, it's an exact copy (minus any mutations) of the father's DNA. So yes, it is exactly a clone, and not a regular new individual.

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