Reexamining Waddington: Canalization and new mutations are not required for the evolution of genetic assimilation
S. R. Marzec, K. Pelletier, A. H.-P. Chang, I. Dworkin
This study reexamines Waddington's genetic assimilation by showing cryptic genetic variation, not new mutations, drives the evolution of constitutive traits, and evolved canalization does not contribute to this process.
bioRxiv · Jan 9, 2022 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology