Study in fruit flies sheds light on quirk of insect fertility



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A study on fruit flies reveals a peculiar aspect of insect fertility: while females can store sperm from multiple males, only a small fraction of that sperm is actually used to fertilize eggs. Researchers manipulated sperm competition by altering the relative numbers of sperm from two males. They found that even when a male had significantly more sperm in the female’s storage organs, another male could still sire a large portion of the offspring. This suggests a complex interplay between sperm quantity, sperm quality, and female mechanisms in determining fertilization success. This finding contributes to understanding the intricacies of insect reproductive biology.

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