Fitness and its role in evolutionary genetics
Abstract
The concept of fitness is fundamental to understanding natural selection, but defining and measuring fitness involves some subtle distinctions. This Review explains theoretical aspects of fitness, introduces current experimental approaches and highlights issues that remain unresolved. Although the operation of natural selection requires that genotypes differ in fitness, some geneticists may find it easier to understand natural selection than...
Paper Details
Title
Fitness and its role in evolutionary genetics
Published Date
Aug 1, 2009
Journal
Volume
10
Issue
8
Pages
531 - 539
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