Spread of phenotypic plasticity or genetic assimilation: the possible role of genetic constraints.

doi:10.1006/jtbi.1993.1158

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Spread of phenotypic plasticity or genetic assimilation: the possible role of genetic constraints.

Journal of theoretical biology - 7 Oct 1993

Gerard J F, Vancassel M, Laffort B

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This paper considers possible outcomes of evolution in sexual diploid populations subjected to frequency-independent selection in favour of a phenotype which has appeared as a consequence of a change in environmental conditions. Depending on the details of genetic determination for the different...

Topics

Animals
Biological Evolution
Environment
Genetic Variation
Phenotype
Selection, Genetic

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