Quantitative trait articles from across Nature Portfolio

Potential resistance genes for Xylella fastidiosa in wild grapes are identified and resistance is shown to be climate dependent.

Detecting cell type-specific genetic effects on gene expression is challenging in bulk RNA-seq data. Here, the authors develop a method to increase power which incorporates allele-specific expression and does not transform the gene expression data.

A genome-wide association study and fully automatic landmarking approach on frontal 2D face photographs of >6000 Latin Americans identifies novel genomic regions influencing facial features and implicates Neanderthal introgression in nasal shape.