Occurring through disruptive selection

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Levay and Baldwin (2012) present the evolution of the two sexes we call "female" and "male" as most likely occurring through disruptive selection that favored (i.e., selected for) both large, nutrient-rich gametes ("ova" produced by females) and small, motile gametes ("sperm" produced by males) over medium-sized gametes, which may have been less likely to develop into offspring.

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