1.0Glosarixhttps://glosarix.com/en/Team Glosarixhttps://glosarix.com/en/author/adm_glosarix/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="NhtphPtcIi"><a href="https://glosarix.com/en/glossary/quantitative-trait-locus-en/">Quantitative Trait Locus</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://glosarix.com/en/glossary/quantitative-trait-locus-en/embed/#?secret=NhtphPtcIi" width="600" height="338" title="“Quantitative Trait Locus” — Glosarix" data-secret="NhtphPtcIi" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://glosarix.com/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> Description: The quantitative trait locus (QTL) refers to a specific section of DNA that is associated with variation in a phenotype, that is, an observable characteristic of an organism. These loci are fundamental in quantitative genetics, as they allow researchers to identify and map genes that influence complex traits, such as height, weight, or disease […]