How should we explain variation in the genetic variance of traits?

Genetica

Volumn 102-103, Issue , 1998, Pages 241-253

  Houle, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canalization; Genetic variance; Mutation; Selection

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENETIC TRAIT; GENETIC VARIANCE; MUTATION; POPULATION GENETICS;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 4243207234     PISSN: 00166707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-011-5210-5_20     Document Type: Article

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