Variation, Inheritance, and Evolution: A Primer on Evolutionary Quantitative Genetics
Thomas F. Hansen
Abstract
Evolutionary quantitative genetics (EQG) emerged as a research paradigm in the 1980s based on operational tools for studying variation, inheritance, and selection in field and lab studies. In this chapter, I review the conceptual foundations of EQG as well as newer developments, with particular emphasis on the representation of evolvability and constraints.
Topics & Concepts
Inheritance (genetic algorithm)Primer (cosmetics)Evolutionary biologyVariation (astronomy)Quantitative geneticsBiologyHuman evolutionary geneticsGeneticsGenetic variationPhylogeneticsGeneOrganic chemistryAstrophysicsPhysicsChemistryGenetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical ResearchEvolution and Genetic DynamicsGenetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals