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A statistical model for mapping morphological shape.
Theoretical biology & medical modelling - 1 Jul 2010
Fu Guifang, Berg Arthur, Das Kiranmoy, Li Jiahan, Li Runze, Wu Rongling
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BACKGROUND: Living things come in all shapes and sizes, from bacteria, plants, and animals to humans. Knowledge about the genetic mechanisms for biological shape has far-reaching implications for a range spectrum of scientific disciplines including anthropology, agriculture, developmental biology, evolution and biomedicine. RESULTS: We derived a statistical model for mapping specific genes or quantitative trait...
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