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Sep 2026
Multiparental RNA-seq driven eQTL screening identifies loci underlying host plant fitness in a generalist herbivore
The two-spotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae) is an extremely polyphagous pest, yet the genetic basis of this adaptive potential remains to be fully elucidated. Since expression quantitative trait loci (eQTLs) provide the genetic basis of numerous phenotypes, we aimed to identify trans-eQTL hotspots underlying T. u...
Femke De Graeve, Berdien De Beer, S. De Rouck et al.
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