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Some DNA Is Born Great, Some Never Achieves Its Greatness, and Some Has Its Greatness Poisoned before It Can Be Recognized

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The common male fruit fly, an insect with the formidable scientific name of Drosophila melanogaster, is a sexual stud.

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Abel, E.L. (1989). Some DNA Is Born Great, Some Never Achieves Its Greatness, and Some Has Its Greatness Poisoned before It Can Be Recognized. In: Behavioral Teratogenesis and Behavioral Mutagenesis. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0735-8_3

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