Genetic variation of polygenic characters and the evolution of genetic degeneracy

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 138-142

  Frank, Steven A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Mutation; Quantitative characters; Robustness

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GENETIC VARIATION; MUTATION;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; EVOLUTION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MULTIFACTORIAL INHERITANCE; MUTATION; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT;

EVOLUTION; MODELS, GENETIC; MULTIFACTORIAL INHERITANCE; MUTATION; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; SELECTION (GENETICS); VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0037236897     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.2003.00485.x     Document Type: Article

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