Table 3 Summary of eQTLs in developing maize kernel by GWAS.

From: RNA sequencing reveals the complex regulatory network in the maize kernel

 

Gene

Transcript

 

BH*

Bonferroni †

BH*

Bonferroni †

 

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

eQTLs

 Local

9,050

55.2

7,435

68.7

13,708

62.2

10,753

73.7

 Distant

7,358

44.8

3,393

31.3

8,320

37.8

3,831

26.3

Traits

 With only local eQTLs

8,080

56.2

7,258

68.8

12,518

63.0

10,545

73.8

 With only distant eQTLs

5,399

37.6

3,140

29.8

6,263

31.5

3,574

25.0

 With local and distant eQTLs

896

6.2

154

1.5

1,092

5.5

173

1.2

  1. BH, Benjamini–Hochberg; eQTL, expression quantitative trait loci; GWAS, genome-wide association study.
  2. *BH threshold: P<2.12 × 10−6.
  3. †Bonferroni threshold: P<3.11 × 10−12.
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