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Published online 22 August 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news030818-15
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Honeybee sex gene discovered
Sequencing project reveals two different versions make a female, one a male.
Researchers have discovered the gene that controls honeybees' sex. The finding could help us understand insect behaviour and evolution, and keep beehives healthy1.
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