female offspring
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The research team also found that the exposed female offspring showed exaggerated digging and hyperactivity in adulthood; LR mitigated these effects.
From Science Daily • Nov. 22, 2024
The friendly non-biting male Anopheles stephensi mosquitoes, developed by Oxitec, a UK-based biotechnology company, carry a gene that kills female offspring before they reach maturity.
From BBC • May 23, 2024
According to the company’s plans, female offspring produced by the modified insects die, causing the population to collapse.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2023
Virgin birth, which usually results in female offspring, is thought to be triggered in several situations.
From Scientific American • Jun. 9, 2023
Some pairs of birds, however, have nearly all female offspring.
From Taboo and Genetics A Study of the Biological, Sociological and Psychological Foundation of the Family by Knight, Melvin Moses
