A conceptual framework for mapping quantitative trait Loci regulating ontogenetic allometry.

Although ontogenetic changes in body shape and its associated allometry has been studied for over a century, essentially nothing is known about their underlying genetic and developmental mechanisms. One of the reasons for this ignorance is the unavailability of a conceptual framework to formulate th...

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Main Authors: Hongying Li, Zhongwen Huang, Junyi Gai, Song Wu, Yanru Zeng, Qin Li, Rongling Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-11-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2080758?pdf=render