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In species where polar bodies can fuse with an egg for the purpose of parthenogenesis, are these species born with their lifetime of eggs already in their ovaries like humans (therefore the immature egg is already 'fertilized' waiting in the ovary)? Or do they produce new eggs constantly?

by /u/jurble in /r/askscience

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