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ArticleNational science review2025

Genomic evidence for males of exceptional reproductive output (ERO) in apes and humans.

Xiaopei Wang, Hongpu Chen, Lingjie Zhang, Mei Hou, Yang Gao, Xuemei Lu, Pengfei Fan, Miles E Tracy, Liying Huang, Haijun Wen and 3 more

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Xiaopei WangState Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
Hongpu ChenState Key Laboratory of Genetics and Development of Complex Phenotypes, Center for Evolutionary Biology, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China.
Lingjie ZhangState Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6506-4457
Mei HouState Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
Yang GaoState Key Laboratory of Genetics and Development of Complex Phenotypes, Center for Evolutionary Biology, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China.
Xuemei LuState Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650223, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6044-6002
Pengfei FanState Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4747-5727
Miles E TracyState Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
Liying HuangState Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
Haijun WenState Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
Yongsen RuanState Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5573-4154
Shuhua XuState Key Laboratory of Genetics and Development of Complex Phenotypes, Center for Evolutionary Biology, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1975-1002
Chung-I WuState Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.

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Abstract

It is widely suspected that a small percentage of males have exceptional reproductive output (ERO) but progeny numbers of males are rarely measurable, even in humans. If we define the variance ratio of reproductive-output in males and females as

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chromosomal diversityERO malesreproductive outputsexual selection

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PMID40933451
PMCPMC12418932

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