Table 4 The size and average effect of eQTL region from gene expression.

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

 

Nominal P -value*

Total

Size of eQTL region

   

≤10 kb

10–20 kb

>20 kb

  

n

n

%

Effect †

n

%

Effect †

n

%

Effect †

All eQTLs

2.12 × 10−6

16,408

15,598

95.1

0.154

777

4.7

0.221

33

0.2

0.257

Local eQTLs

 

9,050

8,514

94.1

0.167

512

5.7

0.225

24

0.3

0.265

Distant eQTLs

 

7,358

7,084

96.3

0.139

265

3.6

0.213

9

0.1

0.233

All eQTLs

3.11 × 10−12

10,828

10,096

93.2

0.193

701

6.5

0.234

31

0.3

0.267

Local eQTLs

 

7,435

6,919

93.1

0.186

492

6.6

0.230

24

0.3

0.265

Distant eQTLs

 

3,393

3,177

93.6

0.207

209

6.2

0.243

7

0.2

0.272

  1. eQTL, expression quantitative trait loci.
  2. *Benjamini–Hochberg and Bonferroni threshold, respectively.
  3. †eQTL effects were estimated by using a linear mixed model45.
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