Article
The causes of epistasis.
Proceedings. Biological sciences - 22 Dec 2011
de Visser J Arjan G M, Cooper Tim F, Elena Santiago F
Abstract excerpt
Since Bateson's discovery that genes can suppress the phenotypic effects of other genes, gene interactions-called epistasis-have been the topic of a vast research effort. Systems and developmental biologists study epistasis to understand the genotype-phenotype map, whereas evolutionary biologists recognize the fundamental importance of epistasis for evolution. Depending on its form, epistasis may lead to...
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