About the Authors

Robert Parker

Affiliation Centre for High-Throughput Biology and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

Andony P. Melathopoulos

Affiliation Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Beaverlodge Research Farm, Beaverlodge, Canada

Rick White

Affiliation Statistical Consulting and Research Laboratory, Department of Statistics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

Stephen F. Pernal

Affiliation Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Beaverlodge Research Farm, Beaverlodge, Canada

M. Marta Guarna

Affiliation Centre for High-Throughput Biology and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

Leonard J. Foster

ljfoster@interchange.ubc.ca

Affiliation Centre for High-Throughput Biology and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RDP APM SFP MMG LJF. Performed the experiments: RDP APM MMG LJF. Analyzed the data: RDP RW MMG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: LJF. Wrote the paper: RDP APM RW SFP MMG LJF.