They traced this trait to multiple genes on five chromosomes.
We now know that multiple genes influence every phenotype.
(A) Schematic depiction for simultaneously targeting of multiple genes.
Perenniality is a complex trait, controlled by multiple genes.
Complex traits can arise from the interactions among multiple genes.
To simplify the manipulation of multiple genes, we examined whether the transient expression of sgRNA/Cas9 can be used for targeting of multiple genes.
Thus, multiple genes are involved, together with their regulatory systems.
But in most cases, autism is thought to have a more complex genetic origin, involving multiple genes acting together.
The finding appears to counter theories that size in dogs is the product of complex biological processes involving multiple genes.
Most common human diseases, such as diabetes, cancer, heart disease and depression are affected by multiple genes and environmental factors.
It "allows us to simultaneously modify multiple genes and introduce important new [traits]," he says.
