Sex-dependent dominance at a single locus maintains variation in age at maturity in Atlantic salmon
Nicola J Barson, Tutku Aykanat, Kjetil Hindar, Matthew Baranski, Geir H Bolstad, Peder Fiske, Celeste Jacq, Arne Jensen, Susan E Johnston, Sten Karlsoon, Matthew Kent, Eero Niemelä, Torfinn Nome, Tor F Naesje, Panu Orell, , Craig R Primmer
The paper identifies a sex-dependent dominance locus, VGLL3, that maintains variation in age at maturity in Atlantic salmon by reducing intralocus sexual conflict.
Nature · Nov 4, 2015Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology