Phenotypic sexual dimorphism is associated with genomic signatures of resolved sexual conflict.
Mol Ecol
; 28(11): 2860-2871, 2019 06.
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ABSTRACT
Intralocus sexual conflict, where an allele benefits one sex at the expense of the other, has an important role in shaping genetic diversity of populations through balancing selection. However, the potential for mating systems to exert balancing selection through sexual conflict on the genome remains unclear. Furthermore, the nature and potential for resolution of sexual conflict across the genome has been hotly debated. To address this, we analysed de novo transcriptomes from six avian species, chosen to reflect the full range of sexual dimorphism and mating systems. Our analyses combine expression and population genomic statistics across reproductive and somatic tissue, with measures of sperm competition and promiscuity. Our results reveal that balancing selection is weakest in the gonad, consistent with the resolution of sexual conflict and evolutionary theory that phenotypic sex differences are associated with lower levels of ongoing conflict. We also demonstrate a clear link between variation in sexual conflict and levels of genetic variation across phylogenetic space in a comparative framework. Our observations suggest that this conflict is short-lived, and is resolved via the decoupling of male and female gene expression patterns, with important implications for the role of sexual selection in adaptive potential and role of dimorphism in facilitating sex-specific fitness optima.
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MEDLINE
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Comportamento Sexual
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Aves
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Caracteres Sexuais
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Genoma
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Animals
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En
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Mol Ecol
Assunto da revista:
BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR
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SAUDE AMBIENTAL
Ano de publicação:
2019
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Article
País de afiliação:
Reino Unido