Canalization, genetic assimilation and preadaptation. A quantitative genetic model.

doi:10.1093/genetics/149.4.2119

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Canalization, genetic assimilation and preadaptation. A quantitative genetic model.

Genetics - 1 Aug 1998

Eshel I, Matessi C

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We propose a mathematical model to analyze the evolution of canalization for a trait under stabilizing selection, where each individual in the population is randomly exposed to different environmental conditions, independently of its genotype. Without canalization, our trait (primary phenotype) i...

Topics

Adaptation, Physiological
Animals
Biological Evolution
Environment
Genetic Variation
Mathematics
Models, Genetic
Phenotype
Quantitative Trait, Heritable
Selection, Genetic
Stress, Physiological

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