Researchers have uncovered a "selfish" X chromosome in the fruit fly Drosophila testacea that manages to distort inheritance ...

When a species reproduces, typically, each parent passes on one of their two versions (alleles) of a given gene to their offspring. But not all alleles play fair in their quest to be passed onto ...

Researchers have uncovered a ‘selfish’ X chromosome in the fruit fly Drosophila ... to offspring during cell division and reproduction. Cells divide to form eggs and sperm in a process call ...

The XX chromosome that in reproductive tissues results in production of eggs, and the XY chromosome that results in sperm ... cell carries an intrinsic sexual identity" Hudry, working with fruit ...

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Researchers have uncovered a ‘selfish’ X chromosome in the fruit fly Drosophila testacea that ... down from parents to offspring during cell division and reproduction. Cells divide to form eggs and ...