EPIGENETIC TRAP. “Inherited epigenetic variation could also be maladaptive, becoming an epigenetic trap. This is because environmental sex determination can alter sex ratios by increasing the survival of one of the sexes at the expense of negative fitness consequences for the other, which could lead not only to the collapse of natural populations, but also have an impact in farmed animal and plant species.””
“DOI: 10.1002/bies.201600058
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Nigel Fleming
September 21, 2022