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Function, developmental genetics, and fitness consequences of a sexually antagonistic trait.

Science (New York, N.Y.) - 4 May 2012

Khila Abderrahman, Abouheif Ehab, Rowe Locke

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Sexual conflict is thought to be a potent force driving the evolution of sexually dimorphic traits. In the water strider Rheumatobates rileyi, we show that elaborated traits on male antennae function to grasp resistant females during premating struggles. Using RNA interference, we uncovered novel roles of the gene distal-less (dll) in generating these male-specific traits. Furthermore, graded reduction of the...

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PMID: 22556252
DOI: 10.1126/science.1217258

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