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Natural allelic variations of xenobiotic-metabolizing enzymes affect sexual dimorphism in Oryzias latipes.
Proceedings. Biological sciences - 22 Dec 2014
Katsumura Takafumi, Oda Shoji, Nakagome Shigeki, Hanihara Tsunehiko, Kataoka Hiroshi, Mitani Hiroshi, Kawamura Shoji, Oota Hiroki
Abstract excerpt
Sexual dimorphisms, which are phenotypic differences between males and females, are driven by sexual selection. Interestingly, sexually selected traits show geographical variations within species despite strong directional selective pressures. This paradox has eluded many evolutionary biologists for some time, and several models have been proposed (e.g. 'indicator model' and 'trade-off model'). However,...
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