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Sex change

29 May 2008

Exflagellating male gametocyte
Malaria parasites produce more sons than daughters when conditions are difficult, according to research led by Wellcome Trust Research Career Development Fellow Dr Sarah Reece at the University of Edinburgh. The change in sex ratio increases the overall chance of parasite genes being passed on and, hence, the successful spread of malaria.
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