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Cell-to-cell stochastic variation in gene expression is a complex genetic trait.
PLoS genetics - 11 Apr 2008
Ansel Juliet, Bottin Hélène, Rodriguez-Beltran Camilo, Damon Christelle, Nagarajan Muniyandi, Fehrmann Steffen, François Jean, Yvert Gaël
Abstract excerpt
The genetic control of common traits is rarely deterministic, with many genes contributing only to the chance of developing a given phenotype. This incomplete penetrance is poorly understood and is usually attributed to interactions between genes or interactions between genes and environmental conditions. Because many traits such as cancer can emerge from rare events happening in one or very few cells, we...
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