Validating Genome-Wide Association Candidates Controlling Quantitative Variation in Nodulation.

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Genome-wide association (GWA) studies offer the opportunity to identify genes that contribute to naturally occurring variation in quantitative traits. However, GWA relies exclusively on statistical association, so functional validation is necessary to make strong claims about gene function. We used a combination of gene-disruption platforms (Tnt1 retrotransposons, hairpin RNA-interference constructs, and...

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• Gene Knockdown Techniques
• Genome, Plant
• Medicago truncatula
• Mutagenesis
• Nitrogen