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from: Wirt Atmar
date: 2003-08-04 11:30:00
subject: Re: Male fitness

Malcolm asks:

>Are selection coefficients generally greater for genes expressed in the male
>phenotype?

Yes, if the male is the heterogametic gender in his species.

And maybe even yes if the male is the homogamete.

Wirt Atmar
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