Lessons from eQTL mapping studies: Non-coding regions and their role behind natural phenotypic variation in plants

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 192-198

  Cubillos, Francisco A ^a   Coustham, Vincent ^a   Loudet, Olivier ^a  

^a INSTITUT JEAN PIERRE BOURGIN   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; PLANT; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; REVIEW;

GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; PLANTS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI;

EID: 84859911467     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2012.01.005     Document Type: Review

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