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Re:The heritability of fertility makes world population stab... by option_greek on Friday July 05, 2019 @11:59AM (#20363514)
Minor correction: Advantageous to the children (conferring evolutionary advantage). Not to us.
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Re:The heritability of fertility makes world population stab... by maratd on Friday July 05, 2019 @04:13PM (#20365481)
I'm not sure I understand your distinction. From a gene-based perspective, the gene, whether in the child or in the parent, is the same. The selection pressure is on a gene level, not on a species or individual level.
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