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| Date: | Mon, 14 Apr 2003 19:10:58 EDT |
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In a message dated 14/04/03 05:03:06 GMT Daylight Time,
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<< While acknowledging that the gene content of all drones of a given queen is
identical, barring mutations, I still wonder if the vitality of the drone >>
As I understand it, while each sperm from an individual drone, being haploid,
will be identical the drones themselves, having been produced from a diploid
queen, multiply mated usually, will differ one from another.
Chris
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