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Rogue Mitochondria Turn Hermaphroditic Snails Female: Study
The accidental finding marks the first time a phenomenon called cytoplasmic sterility, known to occur in plants, has been found in animals.
ABOVE: © ISTOCK.COM, Christoph Burgstedt
Rogue Mitochondria Turn Hermaphroditic Snails Female: Study
Rogue Mitochondria Turn Hermaphroditic Snails Female: Study

The accidental finding marks the first time a phenomenon called cytoplasmic sterility, known to occur in plants, has been found in animals.

The accidental finding marks the first time a phenomenon called cytoplasmic sterility, known to occur in plants, has been found in animals.

ABOVE: © ISTOCK.COM, Christoph Burgstedt
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