Nuclear DNA changes within Helianthus annuus L.: Variations in the amount and methylation of repetitive DNA within homozygous progenies

Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Volumn 92, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 285-291

  Cavallini, A ^a   Natali, L ^a   Giordani, T ^a   Durante, M ^a   Cionini, P G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b Universita   (Italy)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Helianthus annuus; Intraspecific DNA changes; Repetitive DNA

Indexed keywords

HELIANTHUS ANNUUS;

EID: 0029829128     PISSN: 00405752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00223670     Document Type: Article

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