Gene networks in the wild: Identifying transcriptional modules that mediate coral resistance to experimental heat stress

Genome Biology and Evolution

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 243-252

  Rose, Noah H ^a   Seneca, Francois O ^a,b   Palumbi, Stephen R ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Coexpression; Phenotypic plasticity; Standing variation

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTOME;

ANIMAL; ANTHOZOA; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENETICS; HEAT SHOCK RESPONSE; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; HEAT-SHOCK RESPONSE; PHENOTYPE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTOME;

EID: 85020324656     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17596653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evv258     Document Type: Article

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