Variation and constraint in plant evolution and development

Heredity

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 171-177

  Kalisz, S ^a   Kramer, E M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic constraints; Phenotypic variation; Plant evolution; QTL

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; EVOLUTION; GENETIC VARIATION; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PLANT; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

EVOLUTION; GENETIC EPISTASIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; PHENOTYPE; PLANT; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; SHORT SURVEY;

EPISTASIS, GENETIC; EVOLUTION; PHENOTYPE; PLANTS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 38549105441     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: 13652540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.hdy.6800939     Document Type: Short Survey

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