The effects of spontaneous mutation on quantitative traits. II. Dominance of mutations with effects on life-history traits.

doi:10.1017/s001667239700284x

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The effects of spontaneous mutation on quantitative traits. II. Dominance of mutations with effects on life-history traits.

Genetical research - 1 Aug 1997

Houle D, Hughes K A, Assimacopoulos S, Charlesworth B

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We studied the dominance of the effects of chromosomes carrying unselected mutations on five life-history traits in Drosophila melanogaster. Mutations were accumulated on the second chromosome for 44 generations in the absence of natural selection. Traits studied were female fecundity early and l...

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Animals
Drosophila melanogaster
Female
Fertility
Genes, Insect
Genetic Variation
Longevity
Male
Mutation
Quantitative Trait, Heritable

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