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A condition in which previously nondiabetic women develop insulin resistance and high blood glucose levels during pregnancy. Typically occurs late in pregnancy (third trimester) and usually resolves shortly after delivery.
Introduction
Evolutionary conflict occurs when natural selection acts in opposing directions on different genes involved in an interaction (Burt and Trivers 2008). The conflict can be found at all levels of organization, from conflict between species, to conflict between individuals within a species, to conflict within an individual itself. Most of these forms of conflicts revolve around competition for resources and differences in optimal resource allocation among individuals. Between genetic relatives, what is beneficial to one relative may not be beneficial, and may even be detrimental, to another. This situation occurs when there is an unequal probability that...
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Kotler, J. (2016). Gestational Diabetes and Maternal-Fetal Conflict. In: Weekes-Shackelford, V., Shackelford, T., Weekes-Shackelford, V. (eds) Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16999-6_3044-1
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