Genetic measurement of theory of epistatic effects.

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Genetic measurement of theory of epistatic effects.

Genetica - 1 Jan 1998

Wagner G P, Laubichler M D, Bagheri-Chaichian H

Abstract excerpt

Epistasis is defined as the influence of the genotype at one locus on the effect of a mutation at another locus. As such it plays a crucial role in a variety of evolutionary phenomena such as speciation, population bottle necks, and the evolution of genetic architecture (i.e., the evolution of do...

Topics

Animals
Biological Evolution
Body Weight
Escherichia coli
Genes, Dominant
Genotype
Mice
Models, Genetic
Mutation
Phenotype
Quantitative Trait, Heritable

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