Genome-wide association studies in plants: the missing heritability is in the field.

Authors :: Brachi B
Morris GP
Borevitz JO
Source :: Genome biology [Genome Biol] 2011 Oct 28; Vol. 12 (10), pp. 232. Date of Electronic Publication: 2011 Oct 28.
Publication Year :: 2011
Abstract: Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have been even more successful in plants than in humans. Mapping approaches can be extended to dissect adaptive genetic variation from structured background variation in an ecological context.

Subjects :: Adaptation, Biological
Alleles
Arabidopsis physiology
Chromosome Mapping
Genes, Plant
Genotype
Oryza physiology
Phenotype
Selection, Genetic
Zea mays physiology
Arabidopsis genetics
Genetic Association Studies
Inheritance Patterns
Oryza genetics
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
Zea mays genetics

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