Polygenic adaptation: From sweeps to subtle frequency shifts.
Evolutionary theory has produced two conflicting paradigms for the adaptation of a polygenic trait. While population genetics views adaptation as a sequence of selective sweeps at single loci underlying the trait, quantitative genetics posits a collective response, where phenotypic adaptation result...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2019-03-01
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| Series: | PLoS Genetics |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6443195?pdf=render |