Genetic architecture of naturally occurring quantitative traits in plants: An updated synthesis

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 37-43

  Alonso Blanco, Carlos ^a   Méndez Vigo, Belén ^a  

^a CENTRO NACIONAL DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENETICS; PHENOTYPE; PLANT; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS;

BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; PHENOTYPE; PLANTS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE;

EID: 84894354244     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2014.01.002     Document Type: Review

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