Epigenetic mutations can both help and hinder adaptive evolution.

Kronholm, Ilkka; Collins, Sinéad

Kronholm, Ilkka; Collins, Sinéad.

Affiliation

Kronholm I; Institute of Evolutionary Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, EH9 3FL, Edinburgh, UK.
Collins S; Department of Biological and Environmental Science, Centre of Excellence in Biological Interactions, University of Jyväskylä, P.O. Box 35, FI-40014, Jyväskylä, Finland.

Mol Ecol ; 25(8): 1856-68, 2016 Apr.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26139359

Subject(s)

Adaptation, Biological/genetics; Biological Evolution; Epigenesis, Genetic; Genetic Fitness; Computer Simulation; Models, Genetic; Mutation; Phenotype

Key words

Fisher's geometric model; adaptation; epigenetics; evolution; genetic assimilation

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