Genetics of trans-regulatory variation in gene expression.

Abstract excerpt

Heritable variation in gene expression forms a crucial bridge between genomic variation and the biology of many traits. However, most expression quantitative trait loci (eQTLs) remain unidentified. We mapped eQTLs by transcriptome sequencing in 1012 yeast segregants. The resulting eQTLs accounted for over 70% of the heritability of mRNA levels, allowing comprehensive dissection of regulatory variation. Most genes...

Topics

• Gene Expression Profiling
• Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal
• Gene Regulatory Networks
• Genetic Variation
• Quantitative Trait Loci
• Saccharomyces cerevisiae