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Mother's mitochondria and optimal offspring sex ratio.

Theoretical population biology - 1 Mar 2003

Matessi Carlo, Saino Nicola

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In certain cases, predicted by evolutionary theory of sex-allocation and confirmed by empirical evidence, animals adaptively change their progeny sex-ratio according to individual circumstances. Here we argue that a similar response of offspring sex-ratio must exist in relation to genetic variation of mothers' mitochondria, as a consequence of maternal inheritance of these organelles and of their influence on...

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PMID: 12615497
DOI: 10.1016/s0040-5809(02)00059-x

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