March 22nd, 2009 at 9:31AM
Female finches from Northern Australia are controlling the sex of their offspring, according to the hair color of their male counterpart. The finding, published today in the journal Science, is one of the first to clearly show that birds are capable of biasing the sex of their offspring to overcome genetic weaknesses. — Discovery

Female finches from Northern Australia are controlling the sex of their offspring, according to the hair color of their male counterpart.

The finding, published today in the journal Science, is one of the first to clearly show that birds are capable of biasing the sex of their offspring to overcome genetic weaknesses. — Discovery

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