Chromosomal characteristics of salt stress heritable gene expression in the rice genome.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Gene expression is potentially an important heritable quantitative trait that mediates between genetic variation and higher-level complex phenotypes through time and condition-dependent regulatory interactions. Therefore, we sought to explore both the genomic and condition-specific characteristics of gene expression heritability within the context of chromosomal structure.

Results

Heritability was estimated for biological gene expression using a diverse, 84-line, Oryza sativa (rice) population under optimal and salt-stressed conditions. Overall, 5936 genes were found to have heritable expression regardless of condition and 1377 genes were found to have heritable expression only during salt stress. These genes with salt-specific heritable expression are enriched fo

SUBMITTER: McGowan MT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8162008 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature