Global Genetic Robustness of the Alternative Splicing Machinery in C. elegans
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Global genetic robustness of the alternative splicing machinery in Caenorhabditis elegans.
Alternative splicing is considered a major mechanism for creating multicellular diversity from a limited repertoire of genes. Here, we performed the first study of genetic variation controlling alternative splicing patterns by comprehensively identifying quantitative trait loci affecting the differential expression of transcript isoforms in a large recombinant inbred population of Caenorhabditi...
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