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A RECENT communication1 has suggested that among Hymenoptera Symphyta males may be diploid, females tetraploid. It was further suggested that this characteristic might help to explain the phenomena of pre-conjugation as seen in Apis and Cynips kollari.
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SPEICHER, B. Are Hymenoptera Tetraploid?. Nature 138, 78 (1936). https://doi.org/10.1038/138078a0
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