Functional genomics bridges the gap between quantitative genetics and molecular biology

Genome Research

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1427-1431

  Lappalainen, Tuuli ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK GENOME CENTER   (United States)

^b Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN GENETICS; HUMAN GENOME; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE GENETICS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; FORECASTING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS; GENOMICS; REGULATORY SEQUENCE; TRENDS;

FORECASTING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC RESEARCH; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOME, HUMAN; GENOMICS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; REGULATORY SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID;

EID: 84942845244     PISSN: 10889051     EISSN: 15495469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gr.190983.115     Document Type: Review

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