A general population genetic theory for the evolution of developmental interactions.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
The development of most phenotypic traits involves complex interactions between many underlying factors, both genetic and environmental. To study the evolution of such processes, a set of mathematical relationships is derived that describe how selection acts to change the distribution of genetic variation given arbitrarily complex developmental interactions and any distribution of genetic and environmental variation. The result is illustrated by using it to derive models for the evolution of dominance and for the evolutionary consequences of asymmetry in the distribution of genetic variation.
Medical subject headings
- Evolution, Molecular
- Models, Genetic
- Phenotype