![]() ![]() So ladies, how do you get your man to stay? Dawkins suggests two strategies: the domestic bliss strategy and the he-man strategy. Males are free to leave after copulation, as it's more advantageous to copulate with as many females as possible. ![]() (161)Ĭhapter 9 discusses optimal sex ratio-who should you entrust your genes to, your sons or daughters? Obviously, this isn't a conscious choice for parents, however, the gene pool can select a certain sex ratio, but generally genders are one-to-one.įemales are expected to invest more in the offspring than males in many species as the child bearers and carers. The various different kinds of breeding system that we find among animals- monogomy, promiscuity, harems, and so on-can be understood in terms of conflicting interests between males and females. Lots of "Junk" DNA (although we known know that junk DNA is essential for the expression of genes, may act as switches.) Dawkins Chapter 9: Battle of sexes Chapter 9: Battle of the Sexes Dawkins says DNA plays two important roles: 1) Accurately replicates ![]()
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