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Sex causes altruism. Altruism causes sex. Maybe.

Proceedings. Biological sciences - 22 May 2004

Peck Joel R

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This study presents a mathematical model in which the fitness of an individual depends on the individual's genotype (individual effects) and on the genotypes of other members of the individual's local group (group effects). The findings suggest that, if phenotypes are a result of complex interactions between genes at different loci, then fitness-enhancing group effects may become common in sexual populations. The...

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PMID: 15293851
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2003.2650
PMCID: PMC1691695

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