Molecular basis of trait correlations.

Abstract excerpt

Trait correlations are common phenomena in biology. Plant breeders need to consider trait correlations to either improve correlated traits simultaneously or to reduce undesirable side effects when improving only one of the correlated traits. Pleiotropy or close linkage are the two major reasons for genetic trait correlations and are often confounded at the level of quantitative trait loci or genes. With the...

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