Sunday 6 April 2014

Fruit flies: Male extinction prevented by promiscuous females

Date:
April 1, 2014

Source:
University of Liverpool

Summary:
Female fruit flies with a large number of sexual partners are playing an invaluable role in preventing the extinction of males, research has shown. Scientists have found that flies in the northern parts of the United States are more inclined to have multiple partners in order to reduce the occurrence of an X chromosome which causes the production of only female offspring.


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