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Interpreting qtl2 results

Overview

Teaching: 10 min
Exercises: 2 min
Questions
  • How do I interpret qtl2 results?

Objectives
  • Interpret the relationship between sequence, expression and phenotype variation from qtl2 mapping results.

Attie et al, 2018 Supplementary Figure S7

Challenge: Interpreting qtl2 results

Refer to the figure above.

1). What does panel A show? What conclusions could you draw from panel A?
2). What does panel B show? What conclusions could you draw from panel B?
3). What does panel C show? What conclusions could you draw from panel C?
4). How are panels A through C related to one another? What story do they tell together?

Solution

Key Points

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