Use of a single reference genome for genome‐wide association studies (GWAS) limits the
gene space represented to that of a single accession. This limitation can complicate …

Although approaches for performing genome‐wide association studies (GWAS) are well
developed, conventional GWAS requires high‐density genotyping of large numbers of …

Typically, F1-hybrids are more vigorous than their homozygous, genetically distinct parents,
a phenomenon known as heterosis. In the present study, the transcriptomes of the reciprocal …

Genome-wide association study (GWAS) has become a widely accepted strategy for
decoding genotype-phenotype associations in many species thanks to advances in next …

The duplicated and the highly repetitive nature of the maize genome has historically
impeded the development of true single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers in this …

Recent reports have shown than many identically named genetic lines used in research
around the world actually contain large amounts of uncharacterized genetic variation as a …

Classical genetic studies have identified many cases of pleiotropy where mutations in
individual genes alter many different phenotypes. Quantitative genetic studies of natural …

Maize (Zea mays ssp. mays) populations exhibit vast ranges of genetic and phenotypic
diversity. As sequencing costs have declined, an increasing number of projects have sought …

Not all genes are created equal. Despite being supported by sequence conservation and
expression data, knockout homozygotes of many genes show no visible effects, at least …

Linking natural genetic variation to trait variation can help determine the functional roles
ofdifferent genes. Variations of one or several traits are often assessed separately. High …