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Model selection emphasises the importance of non-chromosomal information in genetic studies.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Rawi Reda, El Anbari Mohamed, Bensmail Halima
Abstract excerpt
Ever since the case of the missing heritability was highlighted some years ago, scientists have been investigating various possible explanations for the issue. However, none of these explanations include non-chromosomal genetic information. Here we describe explicitly how chromosomal and non-chromosomal modifiers collectively influence the heritability of a trait, in this case, the growth rate of yeast. Our...
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