comparative positional candidate gene
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- Relates to an indirect means of assigning function to a QTL. Where a QTL has been linked to a marker in one species, and that same marker is linked to a known gene in a model system, inferences may be drawn as to the nature of the QTL.
UN Food and Agriculture Organization - Cite This Source - This Definition - anonymous DNA marker, bulked segregant analysis, comparative mapping, dominant selectable marker, Genetic marker, linked gene, linked marker, Linked genes/markers, Marker, marker-assisted introgression, marker-assisted selection, marker gene, MAS, molecular marker, monomorphic, positional candidate gene, positional cloning, positive selectable marker, pUC, Reverse genetics