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QTL for plant growth and morphology

Julin N Maloof1

  • 1Section of Plant Biology, One Shields Avenue, Life Sciences Addition, Room 1002, University of California, Davis 95616, USA. jnmaloof@ucdavis.edu

Current Opinion in Plant Biology
|December 24, 2002
PubMed
Summary

Genetic mapping precisely identifies quantitative trait loci (QTL) responsible for heritable differences in plant growth and morphology. This research refines our understanding of genetic architecture and leads to the cloning of key genes.

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