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Applications of Linkage Disequilibrium and Association Mapping in Crop Plants

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The investigations of patterns of linkage disequilibrium for designing association-mapping studies are fast becoming a method of interest for complex trait dissection and improvement practices in many crop plants. The methodology and its applications to crop improvement, to date are discussed.

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Ersoz, E.S., Yu, J., Buckler, E.S. (2007). Applications of Linkage Disequilibrium and Association Mapping in Crop Plants. In: Varshney, R.K., Tuberosa, R. (eds) Genomics-Assisted Crop Improvement. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6295-7_5

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