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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Nilima Marshall

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Scientists engineer virgin birth in fruit flies after finding genetic cause - Caught on Camera

Scientists have engineered “virgin birth” in female fruit flies after pinpointing its genetic cause.

Like most animals, fruit fries reproduce sexually – where the egg is fertilised by sperm.

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