Non-linear selection response in Drosophila: A strategy for testing the rare-alleles model of quantitative genetic variability

Genetica

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 59-66

  Curtsinger, James W ^a   Ming, Ruan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial selection; Drosophila; Genetic variation; Non linear response; Rare alleles

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0030787920     PISSN: 00166707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02259498     Document Type: Article

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