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Comparing evolvability and variability of quantitative traits.

Genetics - 1 Jan 1992

Houle D

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There are two distinct reasons for making comparisons of genetic variation for quantitative characters. The first is to compare evolvabilities, or ability to respond to selection, and the second is to make inferences about the forces that maintain genetic variability. Measures of variation that are standardized by the trait mean, such as the additive genetic coefficient of variation, are appropriate for both...

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PMID: 1732160
DOI: 10.1093/genetics/130.1.195
PMCID: PMC1204793

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