Experimental evolution of a novel sexually antagonistic allele
Evolutionary conflict permeates biological systems. In sexually reproducing organisms, sex-specific optima mean that the same allele can have sexually antagonistic expression, i.e. beneficial in one sex and detrimental in the other, a phenomenon known as intralocus sexual conflict. Intralocus sexual...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2012
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