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Feminization of sex-biased gene expression in a parthenogenetic stick insect suggests unresolved sexual antagonism in early development

2025-12-01

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Sexual antagonism arises when males and females experience opposing selection on traits controlled by shared genetic architectures. For gene expression, such conflicts are typically resolved through the evolution of sex-biased regulation. Although sexual antagonism is often assumed to peak in adults, its developmental dynamics remain poorly understood. We investigated the ontogeny of sex-biased gene expression in...

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Literature Corpus work: f0450a13-e802-574d-9256-098034fab1e7
DOI: 10.1101/2025.11.30.691440

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