Evolving best practices for transcriptome-wide association studies accelerate discovery of gene-phenotype links

Torres-Rodríguez, J. Vladimir; Li, Delin; Schnable, James C.

doi:10.1016/j.pbi.2024.102670

Title: Evolving best practices for transcriptome-wide association studies accelerate discovery of gene-phenotype links

Journal Article · 01 February 2025 · Current Opinion in Plant Biology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pbi.2024.102670 · OSTI ID:2479384

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Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E)

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