Evolution and maintenance of phenotypic plasticity.

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We introduce a novel framework for exploring the evolutionary consequences of phenotypic plasticity (adaptive and non-adaptive) integrating both genic and epigenetic effects on phenotype via stochastic differential equations and in-silico selection. In accordance with the most significant results derived from prior models, we demonstrate how plasticity is differentially favored when subjected to small vs large...

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