Strong amplification of quantitative genetic variation under a balance between mutation and fluctuating stabilizing selection.

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The observation of high heritability in most quantitative traits has been a long-standing puzzle. There is a general consensus that simple models of quantitative genetic variation, which are mostly founded on the assumption of mutation-selection balance in a constant environment, have failed to explain high heritability. To make matters worse, the reasons for failure are unknown, leaving little to guide future...

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