Human expression QTLs are enriched in signals of environmental adaptation

Genome Biology and Evolution

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1689-1701

  Ye, Kaixiong ^a   Lu, Jian ^a   Raj, Srilakshmi Madhura ^a   Gu, Zhenglong ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental adaptation; eQTLs; Population genetics

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENT; EQTLS; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMAN; POPULATION GENETICS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ENVIRONMENTAL ADAPTATION; EQTLS; POPULATION GENETICS;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ENVIRONMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84892537003     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17596653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evt124     Document Type: Article

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