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Comparing evolvabilities: common errors surrounding the calculation and use of coefficients of additive genetic variation.
Evolution; international journal of organic evolution - 1 Aug 2012
Garcia-Gonzalez Francisco, Simmons Leigh W, Tomkins Joseph L, Kotiaho Janne S, Evans Jonathan P
Abstract excerpt
In 1992, David Houle showed that measures of additive genetic variation standardized by the trait mean, CVA (the coefficient of additive genetic variation) and its square (IA), are suitable measures of evolvability. CVA has been used widely to compare patterns of genetic variation. However, the use of CVAs for comparative purposes relies critically on the correct calculation of this parameter. We reviewed a...
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