Epistatic pleiotropy and the genetic architecture of covariation within early and late-developing skull trait complexes in mice.

Abstract excerpt

The role of epistasis as a source of trait variation is well established, but its role as a source of covariation among traits (i.e., as a source of "epistatic pleiotropy") is rarely considered. In this study we examine the relative importance of epistatic pleiotropy in producing covariation within early and late-developing skull trait complexes in a population of mice derived from an intercross of the Large and...

Topics

Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.

• Share to Age Factors
• Share to Analysis of Variance
• Share to Body Weights and Measures