Evolution: good males are bad females.
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.
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Centre for Ecology and Conservation, School of Biosciences, University of Exeter, Cornwall Campus, Penryn TR10 9EZ, Cornwall, UK.
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D000483:Alleles; D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D040582:Inheritance Patterns / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D010641:Phenotype; D012641:Selection, Genetic; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D012726:Sexual Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology