Shape mapping: genetic mapping meets geometric morphometrics
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Shape mapping: genetic mapping meets geometric morphometrics
Knowledge about biological shape has important implications in biology and biomedicine, but the underlying genetic mechanisms for shape variation have not been well studied. Statistical models play a pivotal role in mapping specific quantitative trait loci (QTLs) that contribute to biological shape and its developmental trajectories. We describe and assess a statistical framework for shape gene...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Briefings in Bioinformatics
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1467-5463,1477-4054
DOI: 10.1093/bib/bbt008