This phenomenon is known as the ‘Meselson effect.’ While humans too have two sets of chromosomes, there is something different when it comes to oribatid mites. The asexual oribatid mite Platynothrus ...

Yet, the oribatid mite Platynothrus peltifer challenges this paradigm: It has existed for over 20 million years—entirely without sex. The asexual oribatid mites produce their female offspring ...