The evolution of the G matrix: selection
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Derek Roff
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Article
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2000
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Nature Publishing Group
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English
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The evolution of quantitative characters can be described by the equation Deltaz=GP-1S where Deltaz is the vector of mean responses, G is the matrix of additive genetic variances and covariances, P is the matrix of phenotypic variances and covariances and S is the vector of selection differentials.