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cryptic genetic variation: a standalone construct

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Evolutionary biology

genetic variation with little effect on the phenotype under usual conditions that becomes visible under new environments or genetic backgrounds.

In evolutionary biology, cryptic genetic variation refers to genetic variation with little effect on the phenotype under usual conditions that becomes visible under new environments or genetic backgrounds. This meaning comes from Gibson (2004) in Nature Reviews Genetics.[1]

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References

Gibson, G., & Dworkin, I. (2004). Uncovering cryptic genetic variation. Nature Reviews Genetics, 5(9), 681-690. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrg1426

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