Quantitative genomics: Analyzing intraspecific variation using global gene expression polymorphisms or eqtls

Annual Review of Plant Biology

Volumn 60, Issue , 2009, Pages 93-114

  Kliebenstein, Dan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic variation; Genetical genomics; Network analysis; Quantitative trait; Regulation

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; PHOSPHOPROTEIN; PROTEIN 14 3 3; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARABIDOPSIS; CHEMISTRY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PROTEIN DOMAIN; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; REVIEW; RICE;

14-3-3 PROTEINS; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; ORYZA SATIVA; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; PLANT PROTEINS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROTEIN INTERACTION DOMAINS AND MOTIFS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI;

EID: 66449127752     PISSN: 15435008     EISSN: 15452123     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.arplant.043008.092114     Document Type: Article

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