The evolution of the G matrix: Selection or drift?

Heredity

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 135-142

  Roff, Derek ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

G matrix; Genetic covariance; Genetic drift; Heritability; Mutation; Selection

Indexed keywords

COVARIANCE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC TRAIT; GENETIC VARIANCE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE GENETICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE FREQUENCY; MODELS, GENETIC; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MUTATION; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0034072114     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2540.2000.00695.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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