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Evolutionary genetics: Dissecting a sexually antagonistic polymorphism.
Current biology : CB - 8 Aug 2022
Ruzicka Filip, Reuter Max
Abstract excerpt
Males and females experience divergent selection on many shared traits, which can lead to 'sexual antagonism' - opposing fitness effects of genetic variants in each sex. A new study in the fly Drosophila serrata links sexually antagonistic selection on cuticular hydrocarbons to a single major-effect gene.
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