Responses of genes in females to sex revealed in fruit fly study

Wednesday, September 12, 2012 - 08:02 in Biology & Nature

Sex can trigger remarkable female responses including altered fertility, immunity, libido, eating and sleep patterns -- by the activation of diverse sets of genes, according to new research. Scientists studied how female Drosophila melanogaster -- or fruit flies -- respond to mating.

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