Differential masking of natural genetic variation by miR-9a in Drosophila

Genetics

Volumn 202, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 675-687

  Cassidy, Justin J ^a   Straughan, Alexander J ^a   Carthew, Richard W ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Drosophila; Heritability; MiRNA; Sensory organs

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA; MICRORNA 9A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; DIRECTIONAL SELECTION; EFFECTIVE POPULATION SIZE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETIC VARIATION; HERITABILITY; HETEROZYGOSITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORGANOGENESIS; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; SENSE ORGAN; SURVIVAL; ANIMAL; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; INHERITANCE; PENETRANCE; PHENOTYPE;

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENETIC VARIATION; INHERITANCE PATTERNS; MICRORNAS; PENETRANCE; PHENOTYPE; SELECTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84978416017     PISSN: 00166731     EISSN: 19432631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1534/genetics.115.183822     Document Type: Article

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