Let’s Face It—Complex Traits Are Just Not That Simple

PLoS Genetics

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2014, Pages

  Hallgrimsson, Benedikt ^a   Mio, Washington ^b   Marcucio, Ralph S ^c   Spritz, Richard ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN; DNA;

ARTICLE; FACE PROFILE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHH GENE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; FACE; FEMALE; GENETICS;

DNA; FACE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS;

EID: 84912127714     PISSN: 15537390     EISSN: 15537404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1004724     Document Type: Article

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