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Evolution: Good Males Are Bad Females
- Source :
- Current Biology. 17(5):R168-R170
- Publication Year :
- 2007
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2007.
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Abstract
- Manipulation of Drosophila melanogaster genomes allows large numbers of genes to be transmitted solely through males, thereby allowing selection to optimize flies for male function alone. It seems biasing phenotypes toward the male optima has serious fitness costs for females.
- Subjects :
- Male
Genetics
Sex Characteristics
biology
Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all)
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)
fungi
Inheritance Patterns
biology.organism_classification
Biological Evolution
Genome
Phenotype
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Sexual Behavior, Animal
Drosophila melanogaster
Animals
Female
Selection, Genetic
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Gene
Alleles
Selection (genetic algorithm)
Function (biology)
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 09609822
- Volume :
- 17
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Current Biology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....0ecfa0b1d2b10b6c025ae5bf5ee13394
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2007.01.002