mCCG methylation in angiosperms

Plant Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 579-586

  Jeddeloh, Jeffrey A ^a   Richards, Eric J ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

5 METHYLCYTOSINE; CYTOSINE; DRUG DERIVATIVE;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETICS; GENOME; METHYLATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PEA; PLANT; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TOBACCO; WHEAT;

5-METHYLCYTOSINE; ARABIDOPSIS; BASE SEQUENCE; CYTOSINE; GENOME, PLANT; METHYLATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEAS; PLANTS; PLANTS, TOXIC; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TOBACCO; TRITICUM;

EID: 0030137695     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.1996.9050579.x     Document Type: Article

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