Network analysis identifies ELF3 as a QTL for the shade avoidance response in arabidopsis

PLoS Genetics

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2010, Pages

  Jiménez Gómez, José M ^a   Wallace, Andreah D ^a,b   Maloof, Julin N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Mendel Biotechnology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARLY FLOWERING 3 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ALLELE; ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCATION; GENE SEGREGATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC REGULATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MOLECULAR CLOCK; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PLEIOTROPY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CROSSES, GENETIC; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; INBREEDING; PHENOTYPE; PHYSICAL CHROMOSOME MAPPING; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ARABIDOPSIS;

EID: 78049415019     PISSN: 15537390     EISSN: 15537404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1001100     Document Type: Article

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