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| Of the many mysteries that shroud virgin birth, perhaps the most puzzling is the origin of the centrosome. In eggs derived from the virgin female Jewel wasp, centrosomes spontaneously form at the cortex and "choose" the female pronucleus (Uyen Tram). |
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Last updated: November 13, 2001