The Use of Targeted Marker Subsets to Account for Population Structure and Relatedness in Genome-Wide Association Studies of Maize (Zea mays L.)
A typical plant genome-wide association study (GWAS) uses a mixed linear model (MLM) that includes a trait as the response variable, a marker as an explanatory variable, and fixed and random effect covariates accounting for population structure and relatedness. Although effective in controlling for...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2016-08-01
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| Series: | G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics |
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| Online Access: | http://g3journal.org/lookup/doi/10.1534/g3.116.029090 |