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canalization: a standalone construct

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Evolutionary biology

the buffering of development so that a consistent phenotype is produced despite genetic or environmental perturbations.

In evolutionary biology, canalization refers to the buffering of development so that a consistent phenotype is produced despite genetic or environmental perturbations. This meaning comes from Waddington (1942) in Nature.[1]

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References

  1. Waddington, C. H. (1942). Canalization of Development and the Inheritance of Acquired Characters. Nature, 150(3811), 563-565. https://doi.org/10.1038/150563a0

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