How is developmental stability sustained in the face of genetic variation?

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 495-499

  Whittle, James R S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bristle pattern; Canalization; Developmental stability

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT;

DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC STABILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSE ORGAN; THORAX;

ANIMALS; BODY PATTERNING; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; PHENOTYPE; VARIATION (GENETICS);

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HEXAPODA; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0031778438     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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