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quantitative trait loci
Genetic regions influencing measurable traits.
Quantitative trait locus
A quantitative trait locus is a locus (section of DNA) that correlates with variation of a quantitative trait in the phenotype of a population of organisms.
Expression quantitative trait loci
An expression quantitative trait locus (eQTL) is a type of quantitative trait locus, a genomic locus (region of DNA) that is associated with phenotypic variation for a specific, quantifiable trait.
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