#736 New term request: Quantitative trait locus mapping + Expression QTL mapping

[Nicole Vasilevsky]

New term needed: QTL mapping
Syn: Quantitative trait locus mapping
Suggested parent: planned process (or maybe a child of that?)
Suggested def: QTL mapping a set of procedures aimed at first detecting and then locating a quantitative trait locus (QTL), which are stretches of DNA containing or linked to the genes that underlie a quantitative trait. It aims to identify and locate potential genes (or QTL) controlling a quantitative trait using the expected association between the putative genes and the known genetic markers.
Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantitative_trait_locus

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New term request: Expression QTL mapping
parent: planned process (or maybe a child of that?)
Syn: Expression quantitative trait locus mapping
Suggested def: A set of procedures that detect and locate a genomic loci that regulate expression levels of mRNAs.
Ref: http://www.genenetwork.org/glossary.html