Frostlich1228
Well-Known Member
Knowing they are use only parthenogenesis to reproduce is fairly useful information. It mean that all Chryssalids are natural clones, regardless of their host. They will never develop new traits or change their behaviour because their genetics are identical to their parent. If you know how to kill one, you know how to kill all of them. Seems like pretty valuable military information to me (completely ignoring the further implications of scientific interest).
Also, clones have a higher chance of mutation. If something copies itself, then that copy copies itself, after awhile it's genetic code will become unstable, causing mutations.