Canalization as a non-genetic source of adaptiveness during morphogenesis: Experimental evidence from analysis of reproductive development in Sorghum bicolor

BioSystems

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 95-107

  Amzallag, G Nissim ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Adaptiveness; Canalization; Developmental plasticity; Evolvability; Non genetic information; Self organization

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BOTANY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PLANT GROWTH; PROGENY; SORGHUM;

SORGHUM BICOLOR;

EID: 0034233032     PISSN: 03032647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0303-2647(00)00093-9     Document Type: Article

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