Article
Supergenes and their role in evolution.
Heredity - 1 Jul 2014
Thompson M J, Jiggins C D
Abstract excerpt
Adaptation is commonly a multidimensional problem, with changes in multiple traits required to match a complex environment. This is epitomized by balanced polymorphisms in which multiple phenotypes co-exist and are maintained in a population by a balance of selective forces. Consideration of such polymorphisms led to the concept of the supergene, where alternative phenotypes in a balanced polymorphism segregate...
Topics
- Adaptation, Biological
- Genetic Linkage
- Genetic Loci
- Genetics, Population
- History, 20th Century
- History, 21st Century
- Models, Genetic
- Phenotype
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Selection, Genetic