Evolution of amphimixis and recombination under fluctuating selection in one and many traits

Genetical Research

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 165-173

  Kondrashov, Alexey S ^a   Yampolsky, Lev Yu ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT;

EID: 0029822483     PISSN: 00166723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0016672300034054     Document Type: Article

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