Researchers find honey bee gene that causes virgin birth

Thursday, May 7, 2020 - 17:10 in Biology & Nature

The Cape honey bee, a subspecies found along the southern coast of South Africa, reproduces without having sex. Now, scientists have identified the gene responsible for the bee's virgin births.

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