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Zhang, W., Liu, J.S. (2010). From QTL Mapping to eQTL Analysis. In: Feng, J., Fu, W., Sun, F. (eds) Frontiers in Computational and Systems Biology. Computational Biology, vol 15. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84996-196-7_16

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