Quantitative genetics of ontogeny of sexual dimorphism in red junglefowl (Gallus gallus)
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The phenotypic patterns and underlying quantitative genetics of development of sexual size dimorphism in red junglefowl is discussed. Despite striking sexual dimorphism in size and growth trajectories, size dimorphic traits in junglefowls show that a few exceptions genetic integration between the sexes, among ages and between traits.
Publication Name: Heredity
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 0018-067X
Year: 2005
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Insulin signaling and limb-patterning: Candidate pathways for the origin and evolutionary diversification of beetle 'horns'
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The use of candidate gene approach in the study of the development and evolution of a major morphological structure, beetle 'horns', is discussed. The insight obtained from the study is used to suggest a solution to the long-standing mystery of scarabs.
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Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 0018-067X
Year: 2006
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