Plant genes: The genetics of epigenetics

Current Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1998, Pages

  Paszkowski, J ^a   Mittelsten Scheid, O ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH MIESCHER INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; EMBRYOPHYTA; NEUROSPORA;

EID: 0004582684     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(98)70126-5     Document Type: Short Survey

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