There is general appreciation that 'genetic background effects' can profoundly ... research community with a vast amount of the genetic variation in the common research strains (http ...

Variation is the differences between individuals of the same species, caused by genetic and environmental factors. Surveys into variation give data that are continuous, which means to come in a ...

They stem from the notion that the genetic variation created in sexual reproduction is worth the cost. And at least in some environments, that variation must give a competitive edge over asexual ...

Researchers from the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment—in collaboration with ...