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Ontogenetic stage-specific quantitative trait loci contribute to divergence in developmental trajectories of sexually dimorphic fins between medaka populations.
Molecular ecology - 1 Nov 2014
Kawajiri Maiko, Yoshida Kohta, Fujimoto Shingo, Mokodongan Daniel Frikli, Ravinet Mark, Kirkpatrick Mark, Yamahira Kazunori, Kitano Jun
Abstract excerpt
Sexual dimorphism can evolve when males and females differ in phenotypic optima. Genetic constraints can, however, limit the evolution of sexual dimorphism. One possible constraint is derived from alleles expressed in both sexes. Because males and females share most of their genome, shared alleles with different fitness effects between sexes are faced with intralocus sexual conflict. Another potential constraint...
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