Reproductive strategies: how big is your love?
In swordtails, gene copy number variation is associated with alternative male mating strategies, size and puberty. Though it is unclear how the different aspects are linked mechanistically, the nature of the gene, a melanocortin receptor, suggests avenues for future inquiry.
florian.maderspacher@current-biology.com
Florian
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Maderspacher
D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size / Q000235:genetics; D003532:Cyprinodontiformes / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D018628:Gene Dosage; D008297:Male; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D044105:Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 4 / Q000235:genetics; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D019849:Sex Determination Processes; D012726:Sexual Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology*; D012741:Sexual Maturation / Q000235:genetics*
D044105:Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 4