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 …

Genome-wide association mapping using dense marker sets has identified some nucleotide
variants affecting complex traits that have been validated with fine-mapping and functional …

Complex trait dissection through association mapping provides a powerful complement to
traditional linkage analysis. The genetic structure of an association mapping panel can be …

Standard genome-wide association studies (GWAS) scan for relationships between each of
p molecular markers and a continuously distributed target trait. Typically, a marker-based …

Modern improvement of complex traits in agricultural species relies on successful
associations of heritable molecular variation with observable phenotypes. Historically, this …

Major progresses have been achieved in genotyping technologies, which makes it easier to
decipher the relationship between genotype and phenotype. This contributed to the …

Connecting phenotypes with genotypes provides a vital tool for crop breeding and
improvement. The most commonly exploited approaches for genetic mapping include …

I would like to thank the authors of Mueller et al.(2011) for their valuable contribution to the
area of genome-wide association mapping. In their paper, they present a strategy for …

Association mapping (AM) is a powerful tool for fine mapping complex trait variation down to
nucleotide sequences by exploiting historical recombination events. A major problem in AM …

Appropriate selection of parents for the development of mapping populations is pivotal to
maximizing the power of quantitative trait loci detection. Trait genotypic variation within a …