Since the liver is the primary organ for metabolism, then in the setting of liver injury there will be reduced metabolism of compounds such as hormones. If these hormones are not metabolized and degraded in the liver, then these hormone levels will increase.
<em>A particular example is that the hormone estrogen is increased in the setting of liver damage, causing males with liver failure to have feminine characteristics.</em>
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<u>Answer:</u>
The eggs from the female laying 1000 eggs have larger yolks than the eggs from the female laying 100 eggs.
<u>Explanation:</u>
- Fitness trade off is the relationship between two factors namely size and reproduction, survival and reproduction,quality and quantity of the eggs etc.
- The size, weight and number of eggs depend on the fitness of the fish. The traits present in the fish plays a key role in the fitness trade off.
- Also the fertility/fecundity is a factor of the trait/allele.