Antagonistic Pleiotropy
The paper distinguishes antagonistic pleiotropy from disposable soma theory because actual offspring count may not be the decisive measure for antagonistic pleiotropy. Antagonistic pleiotropy predicts that alleles improving fertility can b…
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The paper distinguishes antagonistic pleiotropy from disposable soma theory because actual offspring count may not be the decisive measure for antagonistic pleiotropy. Antagonistic pleiotropy predicts that alleles improving fertility can be favored even if they later harm the body. The expected antagonistic pleiotropy tradeoff is genetic and may concern reproductive potential rather than actual offspring count.