QTL

QTL Experimental Design
Quantitative trait (QTL) analysis was examined with attention to experimental design.

QTL mapping - The influence of a gene in some behavior can be statistically inferred by studying inbred strains of some species, most commonly mice.

QTL
See quantitative trait loci.
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Quantitative trait loci (QTL)
The location of a gene that affects a trait that is measured on a quantitative (linear) scale. These traits are typically affected by more than one gene, and also by the environment.
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- Quantative trait locus (QTL) is a region of DNA that is associated with a particular measurable trait (e.g., plant height).

quantitative trait locus (QTL) The set of genes that governs the quantity of a trait that is not completely determined by any one gene acting alone.

In animal studies of quantitative trait locus (QTL) mapping, two animals with extremes of the phenotype (like lowest and highest blood pressure) are mated to generate F1 and then F1 x F1 matings produce an F2 generation with a wide spectrum of ...

See also: Trait, Loci, Gene, Quantitative trait, Organ