Phenotypic robustness can increase phenotypic variability after nongenetic perturbations in gene regulatory circuits

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1284-1297

  Espinosa Soto, C ^a,b,e   Martin, O C ^c   Wagner, A ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b SWISS INSTITUTE OF BIOINFORMATICS   (Switzerland)

^c INRA Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique   (France)

^d SANTA FE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e DEPARTAMENTO DE INGENIERÍA GENÉTICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Evo devo; Phenotypic plasticity; Simulation; Theory

Indexed keywords

FITNESS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC VARIATION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MUTATION; NATURAL SELECTION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY;

EID: 79955654559     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2011.02261.x     Document Type: Article

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