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Genetic correlations: Transient truths of adaptive evolution

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    N. G. Prasad

  2. Behaviour, Ecology and Evolution Laboratory, Biology Department, Poornaprajna Institute of Scientific Research, 4, Sadashivanagar, 560 080, Bangalore, India

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Prasad, N.G., Shakarad, M.N. Genetic correlations: Transient truths of adaptive evolution. J Genet 83, 3–6 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02715821

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