TheBloxyBloxGuy OP t1_jbhs4sv wrote on March 9, 2023 at 3:15 AM

Reply to comment by actuallyserious650 in Is there a fertile creature with an odd number of chromosomes? by TheBloxyBloxGuy

A man can dream

TheBloxyBloxGuy OP t1_jbhl65t wrote on March 9, 2023 at 2:23 AM

Reply to comment by iayork in Is there a fertile creature with an odd number of chromosomes? by TheBloxyBloxGuy

What's really interesting is that I have found multiple examples of organisms with odd-numbered males and even-numbered females, but I can't seem to find a single odd-numbered female.

TheBloxyBloxGuy OP t1_jbhki69 wrote on March 9, 2023 at 2:18 AM

Reply to comment by North-Pea-4926 in Is there a fertile creature with an odd number of chromosomes? by TheBloxyBloxGuy

I looked it up and, stick bugs have 21 chromosomes in males and 22 in females.

Moreover, they can reproduce asexually but the offspring will be female. If they reproduce sexually, the offspring will have a 50% chance of being male.

So that answers the question. Male stick bugs have an odd number of chromosomes yet they can still have an offspring.