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| The genetic theory of adaptation: A brief history |
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| Author(s): Orr HA |
| Source: NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS Volume: 6 Issue: 2 Pages: 119-127 Published: FEB 2005 |
| Times Cited: 141 References: 111 |
| Abstract: Theoretical studies of adaptation have exploded over the past decade. This work has been inspired by recent, surprising findings in the experimental study of adaptation. For example, morphological evolution sometimes involves a modest number of genetic changes, with some individual changes having a large effect on the phenotype or fitness. Here I survey the history of adaptation theory, focusing on the rise and fall of various views over the past century and the reasons for the slow development of a mature theory of adaptation. I also discuss the challenges that face contemporary theories of adaptation. |
| Document Type: Review |
| Language: English |
| Reprint Address: Orr, HA (reprint author), Univ Rochester, Dept Biol, Rochester, NY 14627 USA |
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1. Univ Rochester, Dept Biol, Rochester, NY 14627 USA |
| Publisher: NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, MACMILLAN BUILDING, 4 CRINAN ST, LONDON N1 9XW, ENGLAND |
| Subject Category: Genetics & Heredity |
| IDS Number: 893LT |
| ISSN: 1471-0056 |
| DOI: 10.1038/nrg1523 |
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