From constraint to opportunity: Relaxing sexual antagonism reveals adaptive potential maintained by balancing selection
Martyna K. Zwoinska, R. Axel W. Wiberg, Milena Trabert, Philipp Kaufmann, Elina Immonen
This study shows that sexually antagonistic trade-offs can limit adaptive responses under selection but also maintain genetic variation subject to balancing selection.
bioRxiv · Feb 6, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology