An integrative genetical genomics study in Arabidopsis reports that six QTL hot spots have system-wide effects on a wide range of molecular and phenotypic traits, providing empirical evidence for phenotypic buffering.
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Boerjan, W., Vuylsteke, M. Integrative genetical genomics in Arabidopsis. Nat Genet 41, 144–145 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/ng0209-144
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