Linkage disequilibrium and genome-wide association mapping in tetraploid wheat (Triticum turgidum L.).

Association mapping is a powerful tool for the identification of quantitative trait loci through the exploitation of the differential decay of linkage disequilibrium (LD) between marker loci and genes of interest in natural and domesticated populations. Using a sample of 230 tetraploid wheat lines (...

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Main Authors: Giovanni Laidò, Daniela Marone, Maria A Russo, Salvatore A Colecchia, Anna M Mastrangelo, Pasquale De Vita, Roberto Papa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3997356?pdf=render