Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS) 

 -  Biotechnology and Plant Breeding: Applications and Approaches for Developing Improved Cultivars, March, p.83-104, 2014 .
<br/><br/> Efforts to use genetic markers for genetic improvement research have diverged into two approaches: QTL (. quantitative trait loci)identification and mapping; and marker use in genetic selection programs, through marker-assisted selection (MAS)and genome-wide selection (GWS)or genomic selection (GS). This chapter covers the first approach. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDIES (GWAS)<br/>GENOME-WIDE SELECTION (GWS)<br/>GENOMIC SELECTION (GS)<br/>LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM (LD)<br/>MARKER-ASSISTED SELECTION (MAS)<br/>QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS (QTL)