Fully Bayesian Analysis of RNA-seq Counts for the Detection of Gene Expression Heterosis
用于检测基因表达杂种优势的RNA-seq计数全贝叶斯分析
Heterosis, or hybrid vigor, is the enhancement of the phenotype of hybrid progeny relative to their inbred parents. Heterosis is extensively used in agriculture, and the underlying mechanisms are unclear. To investigate the molecular basis of phenotypic heterosis, researchers search tens of thousands of genes for heterosis with respect to expression in the transcriptome. Difficulty arises in the assessment of heterosis due to composite null hypotheses and non-uniform…