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The separation of epistatic from additive and dominance variation in generation means
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The separation of epistatic from additive and dominance variation in generation means

  • B I Hayman1 

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Hayman, B. The separation of epistatic from additive and dominance variation in generation means. Heredity 12, 371–390 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.1958.36

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