2001
Epistasis and the Mutation Load: A Measurement-Theoretical Approach
Hansen T, Wagner G. Epistasis and the Mutation Load: A Measurement-Theoretical Approach. Genetics 2001, 158: 477-485. PMID: 11333254, PMCID: PMC1461645, DOI: 10.1093/genetics/158.1.477.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMutation-selection equilibriumGene interactionsEpistatic interactionsMutation loadStrength of epistasisMutation-selection balanceGenomic mutation rateHigher-order gene interactionsSynergistic epistasisMean fitnessOptimal genotypeEpistatic effectsTwofold disadvantageEpistasisMutation rateGenetic backgroundSynergistic interactionSystematic relationshipGenesLociInteraction intensityInteractionFitnessInteraction densityGenotypesModeling Genetic Architecture: A Multilinear Theory of Gene Interaction
Hansen T, Wagner G. Modeling Genetic Architecture: A Multilinear Theory of Gene Interaction. Theoretical Population Biology 2001, 59: 61-86. PMID: 11243929, DOI: 10.1006/tpbi.2000.1508.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenotype-phenotype mapGene interactionsQuantitative genetic variationEffects of epistasisGenetic canalizationGenetic experimentsGenetic variationGene substitutionGenetic backgroundEpistasisTractable modelComplex functionsCentral importanceLociBiologyCanalizationPhenotypeGenotypesInteractionSum of linear
2000
Modeling the Evolution of Genetic Architecture: A Continuum of Alleles Model with Pairwise A×A Epistasis
WAGNER G, MEZEY J. Modeling the Evolution of Genetic Architecture: A Continuum of Alleles Model with Pairwise A×A Epistasis. Journal Of Theoretical Biology 2000, 203: 163-175. PMID: 10704300, DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.2000.1074.Peer-Reviewed Original Research