The evolution of genetic architecture. I. Diversification of genetic backgrounds by genetic drift

Evolution

Volumn 59, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2333-2342

  De Brito, Reinaldo A ^a,b   Pletscher, L Susan ^a   Cheverud, James M ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Additive variation; Dominance; Epistasis; Genetic architecture; Growth quantitative genetics; Shifting balance theory

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIATION;

EID: 28644433585     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2005.tb00943.x     Document Type: Article

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