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Intrinsic differences between males and females determine sex-specific consequences of inbreeding.
BMC evolutionary biology - 9 Feb 2016
Ebel Emily R, Phillips Patrick C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Inbreeding increases homozygosity and exposes deleterious recessive alleles, generally decreasing the fitness of inbred individuals. Interestingly, males and females are usually affected differently by inbreeding, though the more vulnerable sex depends on the species and trait measured. RESULTS: We used the soil-dwelling nematode Caenorhabditis remanei to examine sex-specific inbreeding depression...
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