The genotype-to-phenotype map can be quantitatively represented using the G-matrix in evolutionary genetics
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The G-matrix functions as a standard quantitative genetic tool for representing the genotype-phenotype map and predicting evolutionary responses across multivariate traits.
Evidence for · 6
Determining the Effective Dimensionality of the Genetic Variance–Covariance Matrix
2006 · cited by 132
The G-matrix is used to determine the effective dimensionality and genetic variance-covariance of multivariate traits.
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Quantitative Genetics and Modularity in Cranial and Mandibular Morphology of Calomys expulsus
2014 · cited by 29
Genetic covariance matrices (G-matrices) represent the genetic basis of morphological traits and their relationship to phenotypic variation.
Evolution of the G Matrix under Nonlinear Genotype-Phenotype Maps
2021 · cited by 27
The G matrix serves as a statistical summary of the genetic basis of a set of traits within quantitative genetics.
Evolution of Genetic Variance-Covariance Structure
2006 · cited by 23
Multivariate quantitative genetics uses the G matrix as a framework for summarizing features of the genetic system and making evolutionary predictions.
The quantitative genetics of gene expression in Mimulus guttatus
2023 · cited by 3
Genetic features of quantitative traits determine the G matrix, which dictates how traits evolve under selection.
Quantitative genetics of developmental stability in flower traits of Solanum rostratum.
2025 · cited by 2
The additive genetic variance-covariance matrix (G-matrix) is utilized to estimate evolutionary potential and quantitative genetic properties in populations.