First chromosome that cheats in both sexes identified in fruit flies

PHYSorg
May 13, 2025, 9:54 am108 pts
Researchers have uncovered a "selfish" X chromosome in the fruit fly Drosophila testacea that manages to distort inheritance in both sperm and eggs.

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