Trait heritability in major transitions

Abstract Background Increases in biological complexity and the origins of life’s hierarchical organization are described by the “major transitions” framework. A crucial component of this paradigm is that after the transition in complexity or organization, adaptation occurs primarily at the level of...

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Main Authors: Matthew D. Herron, Seyed A. Zamani-Dahaj, William C. Ratcliff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:BMC Biology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12915-018-0612-6