Phenotypic Integration Among Trabecular and Cortical Bone Traits Establishes Mechanical Functionality of Inbred Mouse Vertebrae*
Tommasini SM, Hu B, Nadeau JH, Jepsen KJ. Phenotypic Integration Among Trabecular and Cortical Bone Traits Establishes Mechanical Functionality of Inbred Mouse Vertebrae*. Journal Of Bone And Mineral Research 2009, 24: 606-620. PMID: 19063678, PMCID: PMC2659510, DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.081224.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuantitative trait lociBody sizeBone traitsPhenotypic integrationTrait covariationComplex traitsTrait lociMultiple traitsGenetic analysisDifferent traitsEnvironmental perturbationsSkeletal traitsTrabecular traitsAXB/BXAC57BL/6J genomeRI panelNonrandom setTraitsCompensatory interactionsGenetic variantsAdaptive responseB6 genomeRelative amountsGenomeCompositional traits