The sea urchin provides the egg, and other non-sea urchin animals (like shellfish and tunicates) provide the sperm. The sperm activates the egg to start division, with the egg autonomously adjusting the number of chromosomes. This division is somewhat akin to parthenogenesis.
However, in some cases, part of the genetic material from the sperm can mix into the offspring, causing varying degrees of impact on the physical traits and behavior of the young.
The saying "Dragon begets nine sons, each different" is also explained this way.
Can the phrase "Dragon begets nine sons" be explained like that too?
Zhang Wei felt a passive upgrade in his mind. Emotionally, he did not want to agree with Ada, but rationally, he had to admit the possibility.
It seems that in various artistic works, whether it is an Eastern Dragon or a Western Dragon, they are civilized by their dominant genes, always able to combine with different creatures to produce fantastic and bizarre offspring.