Transcriptome analysis of 103 RILs of a B73 x H99 RIL population. Transcriptome analysis of 103 RILs of a B73 x H99 RIL population

The RIL population used in this study is derived from a cross between parental lines B73 and H99, followed by 12 generations of self-pollination. In total 142 RILs were generated and 223 markers were used for mapping these RILs (Marino et al. (2009) Mol Genet Genomics, 281:163-179). The transcriptome of a randomly chosen subset of 103 RILs was analyzed in this study using RNA-seq.