Robustness and evolvability

Trends in Genetics

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 406-414

  Masel, Joanna ^a   Trotter, Meredith V ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 77955844575     PISSN: 01689525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2010.06.002     Document Type: Review

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