Non-symmetrical cytosine methylation in tobacco pollen DNA

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 927-930

  Oakeley, Edward J ^a   Jost, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH MIESCHER INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

auxin binding protein; DNA methylation; genomic sequencing; Nicotiana tabacum

Indexed keywords

NICOTIANA TABACUM; TABACUM;

EID: 0030199153     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00019481     Document Type: Article

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