Many genetic association studies collect a wide range of complex traits. As these traits may be correlated and share a common genetic mechanism, joint analysis can be statistically more powerful and biologically more meaningful. However, most existing tests for multiple traits cannot be used for high-dimensional and possibly structured traits, such as network-structured transcriptomic pathway e...

Growth hormone (GH) has an effect on a broad variety of physiological parameters such as lactation, reproduction, growth and metabolism. Thus, the aim of this study was to detect GH gene polymorphism and its association with breeding values of production and reproduction traits in Raini Cashmere goat. Breeding values were estimated using records on 26731 Raini Cashmere goats. To study GH gene p...

The common genetic variants identified through genome-wide association studies explain only a small proportion of the genetic risk for complex diseases. The advancement of next-generation sequencing technologies has enabled the detection of rare variants that are expected to contribute significantly to the missing heritability. Some genetic association studies provide multiple correlated traits...

the association between 140 microsatellite bands of 20 primer pairs and 13 quantitative traits recorded on 70 aegilops crassa from iran was evaluated. pearson’s coefficients showed significant correlations between some morphological traits. polymorphic information contents (pic) of loci were in the range of 0/16 (xgwm190) to 0/44 (xgwm161). the result of multiple regression analysis showed sign...

To satisfy future demands, the increase of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) yield is inevitable. Simultaneously, maintaining high crop productivity and efficient use of nutrients, especially nitrogen use efficiency (NUE), are essential for sustainable agriculture. NUE and its components are inherently complex and highly influenced by environmental factors, nitrogen management practices and genotypi...

Introduction Personality traits play are related to many forms of psychological distress, such as body dissatisfaction. Objectives To explore the associations between appearance schemas and personality traits. Methods 494 university students (80.2% females; 99.2% single), with a mean age 20.17 years old (SD=1.77; range:18-20), filled in Appearance Schemas Inventory-Revised, NEO-Personality Inve...