Development-dependent inheritance of 5-azacytidine-induced epimutations in triticale: Analysis of rDNA expression patterns

Chromosome Research

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 445-450

  Amado, Luis ^a   Abranches, Rita ^a   Neves, Nuno ^a   Viegas, Wanda ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

5 azacytidine epimutations; Plant development; rDNA expression; Triticale

Indexed keywords

AZACITIDINE; RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; CEREAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENT; DNA METHYLATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENOME IMPRINTING; INHERITANCE; NONHUMAN; PLANT CELL; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SILVER STAINING;

SECALE CEREALE; TRITICOSECALE;

EID: 0030733792     PISSN: 09673849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018460828720     Document Type: Article

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