Males help keep populations genetically healthy

A few males are enough to fertilize all the females. The number of males therefore has little bearing on a population's growth. However, they are important for purging bad mutations from the population. This is shown by a new study providing in-depth knowledge of the possible long-term genetic consequences of sexual selection.

from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3x1ThKo

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