Identifying the molecular basis of QTLs: eQTLs add a new dimension

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 72-77

  Hansen, Bjarne G ^a   Halkier, Barbara A ^a   Kliebenstein, Daniel J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETICS; GENOME; GENOMICS; PHENOTYPE; PLANT; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE;

GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENOME, PLANT; GENOMICS; PHENOTYPE; PLANTS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; SAMPLE SIZE;

EID: 39849095692     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2007.11.008     Document Type: Review

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