Fruit Fly Sex A new study in this week's issue of Science shows that a single gene controls all sexual behavior -- heterosexual and homosexual -- in male fruit flies. Males engage in an elaborate courtship dance. The female's behavior largely consists of running away. NPR's Richard Harris reports.

Fruit Fly Sex

Fruit Fly Sex

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A new study in this week's issue of Science shows that a single gene controls all sexual behavior — heterosexual and homosexual — in male fruit flies. Males engage in an elaborate courtship dance. The female's behavior largely consists of running away. NPR's Richard Harris reports.