An improved approach for mapping quantitative trait loci in a pseudo-testcross: Revisiting a poplar mapping study

Bioinformatics and Biology Insights

Volumn 4, Issue , 2010, Pages 1-8

  Wu, Song ^a   Yang, Jie ^a   Huang, Youjun ^b   Li, Yao ^c   Yin, Tongming ^d   Wullschleger, Stan D ^d   Tuskan, Gerald A ^d   Wu, Rongling ^e,f,g  

^a ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b ZHEJIANG A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g BEIJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Intercross marker; Poplar; Pseudo testcross; QTL

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC CORRELATION; HETEROZYGOSITY; NONHUMAN; OUTCROSSING; PLANT GENETICS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS MAPPING; TREE; MODEL; POPULUS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; SPECIES; UNCERTAINTY;

POPULUS;

EID: 77951527434     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11779322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4137/bbi.s4153     Document Type: Article

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