Genome‐wide association studies (GWAS) have developed into a powerful and ubiquitous
tool for the investigation of complex traits. In large part, this was fueled by advances in …

Harnessing natural genetic variation is an established alternative to artificial genetic
variation for investigating the molecular dialog between partners in plant pathosystems …

Arabidopsis thaliana serves as a model organism for the study of fundamental physiological,
cellular, and molecular processes. It has also greatly advanced our understanding of …

Although pioneered by human geneticists as a potential solution to the challenging problem
of finding the genetic basis of common human diseases,, genome-wide association (GWA) …

Salinity tolerance in rice is highly desirable to sustain production in areas rendered saline
due to various reasons. It is a complex quantitative trait having different components, which …

Genomewide association map** in model organisms such as inbred mouse strains is a
promising approach for the identification of risk factors related to human diseases. However …

There is tremendous interest in using association map** to identify genes responsible for
quantitative variation of complex traits with agricultural and evolutionary importance. Recent …

The goal of many plant scientists' research is to explain natural phenotypic variation in terms
of simple changes in DNA sequence. Traditionally, linkage map** has been the most …

Enormous progress in map** complex traits in humans has been made in the last 5 yr.
There has been early success for prevalent diseases with complex phenotypes. These …

Molecular markers are widely used in plant genetic research and breeding. Single
Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) are currently the marker of choice due to their large …