1 PRACTICAL: SINGLE TRAIT QTL MAPPING

Most of the traits that plant breeders work with in their breeding programs are quantitative traits. What complicates the breeding task is that trait’s variation is the result of a large number of QTL (Quantitative Trait Loci), each one with a minor effect. The objective of QTL mapping is to dissect the complexity of quantitative traits by identifying as many as possible of the individual QTLs. A…