Table 1.
Overrepresented GO categories and terms among CviCol local-eQTLs
| Functional Category | Expected Number of eQTLs | Observed Number of eQTLs | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| cell organization and biogenesis | 165 | 187 | 0.034 |
| developmental processes | 296 | 283 | 0.76 |
| DNA or RNA metabolism | 50 | 54 | 0.29 |
| electron transport or energy pathways | 38 | 45 | 0.098 |
| other biological processes | 274 | 295 | 0.074 |
| other cellular processes | 1457 | 1534 | 0.004 |
| other metabolic processes | 1322 | 1364 | 0.041 |
| protein metabolism | 524 | 490 | 0.94 |
| response to abiotic or biotic stimulus | 276 | 378 | 7.70 × 10-11 (S*) |
| response to stress | 305 | 414 | 2.19 × 10-11 (S*) |
| signal transduction | 160 | 156 | 0.61 |
| transport | 240 | 289 | 0.0002 (S*) |
| unknown biological processes | 1534 | 1112 | 1 |
Number of eQTLs per categories among GO 'Biological process'. Categories with a significant excess (after Bonferroni, P < 8 × 10-4) of eQTLs are indicated with 'S*'. The number of expected eQTLs was estimated from a whole-genome scan considering the fraction of genes in each functional category