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Ground beetle genitals have the genetic ability to get strange. They don’t

A new look at the genetics of sex organs finds his vs. hers conflicts over length and width

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SEX AND WAR  Among ground beetles (Carabus maiyasanus), the sizes of male and female genitals stay in sync despite genetic quirks that allow for more evolutionary freedom.

Teiji Sota/Kyoto Univ.

By Susan Milius

- More than 2 years ago

A new peek at the genetics of beetle genitals reveals the underpinnings of a battle of the sexes.