Genotype to phenotype: Lessons from model organisms for human genetics

Nature Reviews Genetics

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 168-178

  Lehner, Ben ^a,b  

^a CENTRE FOR GENOMIC REGULATION CRG   (Spain)

^b INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EPIGENETICS; GAIN OF FUNCTION MUTATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC EPISTASIS; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC TRAIT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HUMAN; HUMAN GENETICS; INDIVIDUALITY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PARENTAL NOTIFICATION; PENETRANCE; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; EPISTASIS, GENETIC; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOME, HUMAN; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 84874189972     PISSN: 14710056     EISSN: 14710064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrg3404     Document Type: Review

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