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Pleiotropic effects on mandibular morphology I. Developmental morphological integration and differential dominance.
Journal of experimental zoology. Part B, Molecular and developmental evolution - 15 Apr 2003
Ehrich Thomas H, Vaughn Ty T, Koreishi Safina F, Linsey Robin B, Pletscher L Susan, Cheverud James M
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Pleiotropy refers to a single genetic locus that affects more than one phenotypic trait. Pleiotropic effects of genetic loci are thought to play an important role in evolution, reflecting functional and developmental relationships among phenotypes. In a previous study, we examined pleiotropic effects displayed by quantitative trait loci (QTLs) on murine mandibular morphology in relation to mandibular structure...
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