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A sibling method for identifying vQTLs.
The propensity of a trait to vary within a population may have evolutionary, ecological, or clinical significance.In the present study we deploy sibling models to offer a novel and unbiased way to ascertain loci associated with the extent to which phenotypes vary (variance-controlling quantitative trait loci, or vQTLs).Previous methods for vQTL-map
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Bun Pan Covers Given the constraints of energy, environment, and climate change in the process of economic development, transitioning to a low-carbon economy by such means as the construction of low-carbon cities is a feasible approach to a sustainable development pattern that balances energy conservation, environmental protection, and economic gr
Concurrence of plants and its representation in Indonesian proverbs
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Functional diversity and redundancy of rotifer communities affected synergistically by top-down and bottom-up effects in tropical urban reservoirs
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