Expression quantitative trait locus mapping across water availability environments reveals contrasting associations with genomic features in Arabidopsis

Plant Cell

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 3266-3279

  Lowry, David B ^a   Logan, Tierney L ^a   Santuari, Luca ^b   Hardtke, Christian S ^b   Richards, James H ^c   DeRose Wilson, Leah J ^d   McKay, John K ^d   Sen, Saunak ^e   Juenger, Thomas E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

WATER;

ARABIDOPSIS; CHROMOSOME MAP; DROUGHT; ENVIRONMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOMICS; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT GENOME; PROMOTER REGION; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS;

ARABIDOPSIS; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; DROUGHTS; ENVIRONMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOME, PLANT; GENOMICS; PHENOTYPE; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; WATER;

EID: 84886561316     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: 1532298X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.113.115352     Document Type: Article

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