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Evolutionary biology

the tendency of developmental systems to generate some phenotypic variants more readily than others, which can shape the direction of evolution.

In evolutionary biology, developmental bias refers to the tendency of developmental systems to generate some phenotypic variants more readily than others, which can shape the direction of evolution. This meaning comes from Uller (2018) in Genetics.[1]

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References

Uller, T., Moczek, A. P., Watson, R. A., Brakefield, P. M., & Laland, K. N. (2018). Developmental Bias and Evolution: A Regulatory Network Perspective. Genetics, 209(4), 949-966. https://doi.org/10.1534/genetics.118.300995

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