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A Dictionary of Biology | 2004 | Copyright

metafemale A fruit fly (Drosophila sp.) with three instead of the normal two X chromosomes. In such flies the disproportion of sex chromosomes to autosomes leads to impaired development and often failure to emerge from the pupae. Compare metamale.

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	metafemale Book article from: A Dictionary of Biology metafemale A fruit fly ( Drosophila sp.) with three instead of the normal two X chromosomes. In such flies the disproportion of sex chromosomes to autosomes leads to impaired development and often failure to emerge from the pupae. Compare metamale .
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