Interchromosomal Linkage Disequilibrium Analysis Reveals Strong Indications of Sign Epistasis in Wheat Breeding Families
Augusto Tessele, Geoffrey P. Morris, Eduard Akhunov, Blaine E. Johnson, Marshall Clinesmith, Addison Carroll Hope, Allan K. Fritz
The paper analyzes interchromosomal linkage disequilibrium in wheat breeding families to detect sign epistasis, finding 19 regions with strong disequilibrium that support the hypothesis over additive selection.
G3 Genes Genomes Genetics · Nov 5, 2025Peer-reviewedGenetics