![]() ![]() ![]() Instead, it stimulates ovum development without any exchange of genetic material. These species, such as the salamanders of genus Ambystoma, consist solely of females which does, occasionally, have sexual contact with males of a closely related species but the sperm from these males is not used to fertilise ova. For example, gynogenesis is a particular type of parthenogenesis whereby animals that reproduce by this method can only reproduce that way. This is partly a true biological obstacle because the female body is capable of bringing a baby forth into the world after fertilization, or even without fertilization, so that a prospective author’s only stumbling block to accounting for the society’s potential longevity. While female only societies are common, male-only societies are rarer. ![]() Single-gendered worlds in science fiction : better for whom? Vector, 269, 15-21.Īn excess of one gender is a regular and problematic trope in Science Fiction, instantly removing any potential tension between the two sexes while simultaneously generating new concerns. ![]() Single-gendered worlds in science fiction : better for whom? Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: ![]()
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