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Exploiting Natural Variation in Arabidopsis

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Natural variation for many traits is present within the species Arabidopsis thaliana. This chapter describes the use of natural variation to elucidate genes underlying the regulation of quantitative traits. It deals with the development and use of mapping populations, the detection and handling of genetic markers, the phenotyping of quantitative traits, and, finally, QTL analyses. The focus of the chapter is on the use and development of recombinant inbred lines, but other types of segregating populations, including genome-wide association mapping in natural populations, are also discussed.

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  1. Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands

    Johanna A. Molenaar

  2. Laboratory of Genetics, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands

    Joost J. B. Keurentjes

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  1. CSIC Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, Madrid, Spain

    Jose J. Sanchez-Serrano

  2. Depto. Biologia de Plantas, CSIC Madrid Centro de Investigaciones Biologicas, Madrid, Spain

    Julio Salinas

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Molenaar, J.A., Keurentjes, J.J.B. (2014). Exploiting Natural Variation in Arabidopsis. In: Sanchez-Serrano, J., Salinas, J. (eds) Arabidopsis Protocols. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1062. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-62703-580-4_6

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