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Expressing physiology

Common cardiovascular diseases are expressed as genetically complex traits, and identifying the underlying genes is difficult. A new study provides resources required for a more integrative view of cardiovascular systems.

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Figure 1: Chromosome substitution strains differ at a single chromosome compared with the parental progenitor.

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Hubner, N. Expressing physiology. Nat Genet 38, 140–141 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/ng0206-140

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