Perspective: From mutants to mechanisms? Assessing the candidate gene paradigm in evolutionary biology

Evolution

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1077-1084

  Haag, Eric S ^a   True, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Evolution; Mutation; Phenocopy; Quantitative trait loci; Saltation

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE;

ANIMALIA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0034914764     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2001.tb00627.x     Document Type: Review

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