Cryptic genetic variation is enriched for potential adaptations

Genetics

Volumn 172, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1985-1991

  Masel, Joanna ^a,b  

^a The University of Arizona   (United States)

^b Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE RNA SPLICING; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; PRION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; YEAST;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ALLELES; ALTERNATIVE SPLICING; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; MODELS, GENETIC; MUTATION; PRIONS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 33645232390     PISSN: 00166731     EISSN: 00166731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1534/genetics.105.051649     Document Type: Article

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