An Overview of the Genetic Dissection of Complex Traits

Advances in Genetics

Volumn 60, Issue , 2008, Pages 3-34

  Rao, D C ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETICS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MULTIFACTORIAL INHERITANCE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; MULTIFACTORIAL INHERITANCE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 40749102101     PISSN: 00652660     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0065-2660(07)00401-4     Document Type: Review

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