Timothy wrote:
> I don't think this is necessarily true, because if you get *two* Varroa
> mites entering a single cell, then the male offspring of each one can mate
> with the female offspring of the other...
This is irrelevant in a clonal animal as the *two* mites will carry the same
genes.
Best wishes
Peter Edwards
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